| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These are the last words of David: “David, the son of Jesse, speaks— David, the man who was raised up so high, David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, David, the sweet psalmist of Israel. | 1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse declares, The man who was raised on high declares, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel, |
| 2“The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue. | 2"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. |
| 3The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: ‘The one who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God, | 3"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God, |
| 4is like the light of morning at sunrise, like a morning without clouds, like the gleaming of the sun on new grass after rain.’ | 4Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.' |
| 5“Is it not my family God has chosen? Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. He will ensure my safety and success. | 5"Truly is not my house so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ordered in all things, and secured; For all my salvation and all my desire, Will He not indeed make it grow? |
| 6But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they tear the hand that touches them. | 6"But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; |
| 7One must use iron tools to chop them down; they will be totally consumed by fire.” David’s Mightiest Warriors | 7But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place." |
| 8These are the names of David’s mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three —the three mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle. | 8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; |
| 9Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled. | 9and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn. |
| 10He killed Philistines until his hand was too tired to lift his sword, and the LORD gave him a great victory that day. The rest of the army did not return until it was time to collect the plunder! | 10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword, and the LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. |
| 11Next in rank was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. One time the Philistines gathered at Lehi and attacked the Israelites in a field full of lentils. The Israelite army fled, | 11Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. |
| 12but Shammah held his ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory. | 12But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory. |
| 13Once during the harvest, when David was at the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty—an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there. | 13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 14David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem. | 14David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
| 15David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.” | 15David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!" |
| 16So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD. | 16So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD; |
| 17“The LORD forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. David’s Thirty Mighty Men | 17and he said, "Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did. |
| 18Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. | 18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. |
| 19Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three. | 19He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three. |
| 20There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. | 20Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. |
| 21Once, armed only with a club, he killed an imposing Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. | 21He killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. |
| 22Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors. | 22These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. |
| 23He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard. | 23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard. |
| 24Other members of the Thirty included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem; | 24Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| 25Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod; | 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
| 26Helez from Pelon ; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; | 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
| 27Abiezer from Anathoth; Sibbecai from Hushah; | 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
| 28Zalmon from Ahoah; Maharai from Netophah; | 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
| 29Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); | 29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, |
| 30Benaiah from Pirathon; Hurai from Nahale-gaash ; | 30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, |
| 31Abi-albon from Arabah; Azmaveth from Bahurim; | 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
| 32Eliahba from Shaalbon; the sons of Jashen; Jonathan | 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
| 33son of Shagee from Harar; Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; | 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
| 34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai from Maacah; Eliam son of Ahithophel from Giloh; | 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
| 35Hezro from Carmel; Paarai from Arba; | 35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
| 36Igal son of Nathan from Zobah; Bani from Gad; | 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
| 37Zelek from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; | 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| 38Ira from Jattir; Gareb from Jattir; | 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 39Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all. | 39Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all. |
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