<vn='1'>Now <sn="428">these</s> be the <sn="314">last</s><sn="1697">words</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s><sn="5002 *1732">said</s>, and the <sn="1397">man</s> who was raised <sn="6965">up</s> on <sn="5920">high</s>, the <sn="4899">anointed</s> of the <sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3290">Jacob</s>, and the <sn="5273">sweet</s><sn="2158">psalmist</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="5002">said</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>The <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1696">spoke</s> by me, and his <sn="4405">word</s> was <sn="5921">in</s> my <sn="3956">tongue</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>The <sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s>, the <sn="6697">Rock</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="1696">spoke</s> to me, He that ruleth <sn="4910">over</s><sn="120">men</s> must be <sn="6662">just</s>, <sn="4910">ruling</s> in the <sn="3374">fear</s> of <sn="430">God</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And he shall be as the <sn="216">light</s> of the <sn="1242">morning</s>, when the <sn="8121">sun</s><sn="2224">riseth</s>, even a <sn="1242">morning</s><sn="3808">without</s><sn="5645">clouds</s>; as the tender <sn="1877">grass</s> springing out of the <sn="4480 776">earth</s> by clear <sn="4480 5051">shining</s> after <sn="4480 4306">rain</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3588">Although</s> my <sn="1004">house</s> be <sn="3808">not</s><sn="3651">so</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="410">God</s>; <sn="3588">yet</s> he hath <sn="7760">made</s> with me an <sn="5769">everlasting</s><sn="1285">covenant</s>, <sn="6186">ordered</s> in <sn="3605">all</s> things, and <sn="8104">sure</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> this is <sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="3468">salvation</s>, and <sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="2656">desire</s>, <sn="3588">although</s> he make it <sn="3808">not</s> to <sn="6779">grow</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>But the sons of <sn="1100">Belial</s> shall be <sn="3605">all</s> of them as <sn="6975">thorns</s> thrust <sn="5074">away</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> they <sn="3808">cannot</s> be <sn="3947">taken</s> with <sn="3027">hands</s>: </v>
<vn='7'>But the <sn="376">man</s> that shall <sn="5060">touch</s> them must be <sn="4390">fenced</s> with <sn="1270">iron</s> and the <sn="6086">staff</s> of a <sn="2595">spear</s>; and they shall be utterly <sn="8313 8313">burned</s> with <sn="784">fire</s> in the same <sn="7675">place</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="428">These</s> be the <sn="8034">names</s> of the mighty <sn="1368">men</s><sn="834">whom</s><sn="1732">David</s> had: The <sn="8461">Tachmonite</s> that <sn="3427">sat</s> in the <sn="7675">seat</s>, <sn="7218">chief</s> among the <sn="7991">captains</s>; the <sn="1931">same</s> was <sn="5722">Adino</s> the <sn="6112">Eznite</s>: he lifted up his spear <sn="5921">against</s><sn="8083">eight</s><sn="3967">hundred</s>, whom he <sn="2491">slew</s> at <sn="259">one</s><sn="6471">time</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="310">after</s> him was <sn="499">Eleazar</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1734">Dodo</s> the <sn="1121 266">Ahohite</s>, one of the <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="1732">David</s>, when they <sn="2778">defied</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> that were <sn="8033">there</s> gathered <sn="622">together</s> to <sn="4421">battle</s>, and the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> were gone <sn="5927">away</s>: </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1931">He</s><sn="6965">arose</s>, and <sn="5221">smote</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="5704 3588">until</s> his <sn="3027">hand</s> was <sn="3021">weary</s>, and his <sn="3027">hand</s><sn="1692">cleaved</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="2719">sword</s>: and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6213">wrought</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="8668">victory</s><sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s>; and the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7725">returned</s><sn="310">after</s> him <sn="389">only</s> to <sn="6584">spoil</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="310">after</s> him was <sn="8048">Shammah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="89">Agee</s> the <sn="2043">Hararite</s>. And the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> were gathered <sn="622">together</s> into a <sn="2416">troop</s>, <sn="8033">where</s><sn="1961">was</s> a <sn="2513">piece</s> of <sn="7704">ground</s><sn="4392">full</s> of <sn="5742">lentils</s>: and the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="5127">fled</s><sn="4480 6440">from</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>But he <sn="3320">stood</s> in the <sn="8432">midst</s> of the <sn="2513">ground</s>, and <sn="5337">defended</s> it, and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>: and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6213">wrought</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="8668">victory</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="7969">three</s> of the <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="7218">chief</s> went <sn="3381">down</s>, and <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="413">in</s> the harvest <sn="7105">time</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4631">cave</s> of <sn="5725">Adullam</s>: and the <sn="2416">troop</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="2583">pitched</s> in the <sn="6010">valley</s> of <sn="7497">Rephaim</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And <sn="1732">David</s> was <sn="227">then</s> in a <sn="4686">hold</s>, and the <sn="4673">garrison</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> was <sn="227">then</s> in <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="183">longed</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Oh that <sn="4310">one</s> would give me <sn="8248">drink</s> of the <sn="4325">water</s> of the <sn="4480 953">well</s> of <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, <sn="834">which</s> is by the <sn="8179">gate</s>! </v>
<vn='16'>And the <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s> broke <sn="1234">through</s> the <sn="4264">host</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>, and <sn="7579">drew</s><sn="4325">water</s> out of the <sn="4480 953">well</s> of <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, <sn="834">that</s> was by the <sn="8179">gate</s>, and <sn="5375">took</s> it, and <sn="935">brought</s> it <sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s>: nevertheless he <sn="14">would</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="8354">drink</s> thereof, but poured it <sn="5258 *853">out</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, Be it <sn="2486">far</s> from me, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, that I should <sn="4480 6213">do</s><sn="2063">this</s>: is not this the <sn="1818">blood</s> of the <sn="376">men</s> that <sn="1980">went</s> in jeopardy of their <sn="5315">lives</s>? therefore he <sn="14">would</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="8354">drink</s> it. <sn="428">These</s> things <sn="6213">did</s> these <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And <sn="52">Abishai</s>, the <sn="251">brother</s> of <sn="3097">Joab</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6870">Zeruiah</s>, was <sn="7218">chief</s> among <sn="7992">three</s>. And <sn="1931">he</s> lifted <sn="5782">up</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="2595">spear</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3967">hundred</s>, and <sn="2491">slew</s> them, and had the <sn="8034">name</s> among <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>Was he <sn="3588">not</s><sn="4480">most</s><sn="3513">honorable</s> of <sn="7969">three</s>? therefore he <sn="1961">was</s> their <sn="8269">captain</s>: howbeit he <sn="935">attained</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="5704">unto</s> the first <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3077">Jehoiada</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of a <sn="2428">valiant</s><sn="376">man</s>, of <sn="4480 6909">Kabzeel</s>, who had done many <sn="7227 6467">acts</s>, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="8147">two</s> lionlike <sn="739">men</s> of <sn="4124">Moab</s>: <sn="1931">he</s> went <sn="3381">down</s> also and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> a <sn="738">lion</s> in the <sn="8432">midst</s> of a <sn="8432 953">pit</s> in <sn="3117">time</s> of <sn="7950">snow</s>: </v>
<vn='21'>And <sn="1931">he</s><sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> an <sn="376 4713">Egyptian</s>, a <sn="4758">goodly</s><sn="376">man</s>: and the <sn="4713">Egyptian</s> had a <sn="2595">spear</s> in his <sn="3027">hand</s>; but he went <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">to</s> him with a <sn="7626">staff</s>, and <sn="1497">plucked</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2595">spear</s> out of the Egyptian's <sn="4480 3027 4713">hand</s>, and <sn="5221">slew</s> him with his own <sn="2595">spear</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="428">These</s> things <sn="6213">did</s><sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3077">Jehoiada</s>, and had the <sn="8034">name</s> among <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>He was more <sn="3513">honorable</s><sn="4480">than</s> the <sn="7970">thirty</s>, but he <sn="935">attained</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="413">to</s> the first <sn="7969">three</s>. And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7760">set</s> him <sn="413">over</s> his <sn="4928">guard</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="6214">Asahel</s> the <sn="251">brother</s> of <sn="3097">Joab</s> was one of the <sn="7970">thirty</s>; <sn="445">Elhanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1734">Dodo</s> of <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, </v>
<vn='25'><sn="8048">Shammah</s> the <sn="2733">Harodite</s>, <sn="470">Elika</s> the <sn="2733">Harodite</s>, </v>
<vn='26'><sn="2503">Helez</s> the <sn="6407">Paltite</s>, <sn="5896">Ira</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6142">Ikkesh</s> the <sn="8621">Tekoite</s>, </v>
<vn='27'><sn="44">Abiezer</s> the <sn="6069">Anethothite</s>, <sn="4012">Mebunnai</s> the <sn="2843">Hushathite</s>, </v>
<vn='28'><sn="6756">Zalmon</s> the <sn="266">Ahohite</s>, <sn="4121">Maharai</s> the <sn="5200">Netophathite</s>, </v>
<vn='29'><sn="2460">Heleb</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1196">Baanah</s>, a <sn="5200">Netophathite</s>, <sn="863">Ittai</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7380">Ribai</s> out of <sn="4480 1390">Gibeah</s> of the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="1144">Benjamin</s>, </v>
<vn='30'><sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="6553">Pirathonite</s>, <sn="1914">Hiddai</s> of the <sn="4480 5158">brooks</s> of <sn="1608">Gaash</s>, </v>
<vn='31'><sn="45">Abi</s> -albon the <sn="6164">Arbathite</s>, <sn="5820">Azmaveth</s> the <sn="1273">Barhumite</s>, </v>
<vn='32'><sn="455">Eliahba</s> the <sn="8170">Shaalbonite</s>, of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="3464">Jashen</s>, <sn="3083">Jonathan</s>, </v>
<vn='33'><sn="8048">Shammah</s> the <sn="2043">Hararite</s>, <sn="279">Ahiam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8325">Sharar</s> the <sn="2043">Hararite</s>, </v>
<vn='34'><sn="467">Eliphelet</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="308">Ahasbai</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of the <sn="4602">Maachathite</s>, <sn="463">Eliam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="302">Ahithophel</s> the <sn="1526">Gilonite</s>, </v>
<vn='35'><sn="2695">Hezrai</s> the <sn="3761">Carmelite</s>, <sn="6474">Paarai</s> the <sn="701">Arbite</s>, </v>
<vn='36'><sn="3008">Igal</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5416">Nathan</s> of <sn="4480 6678">Zobah</s>, <sn="1137">Bani</s> the <sn="1425">Gadite</s>, </v>
<vn='37'><sn="6768">Zelek</s> the <sn="5984">Ammonite</s>, <sn="5171">Naharai</s> the <sn="886">Beerothite</s>, <sn="3627 5375">armorbearer</s> to <sn="3097">Joab</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6870">Zeruiah</s>, </v>
<vn='38'><sn="5896">Ira</s> an <sn="3505">Ithrite</s>, <sn="1619">Gareb</s> an <sn="3505">Ithrite</s>, </v>
<vn='39'><sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s>: <sn="7970">thirty</s> and <sn="7651">seven</s> in <sn="3605">all</s>. </v>