Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

2 Samuel 23

1 David, in his last words, professeth his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience. 6 The different state of the wicked. 8 A catalogue of David's mighty men.

 23:1 ¶ Nowe these x428 bee the last 314 words 1697 of Dauid: y1732 Dauid 1732 the sonne 1121 of Iesse 3448 saide, 5002 z8803 x1732 and the man 1397 who was raised vp 6965 z8717 on high, 5920 the Anointed 4899 of the God 430 of Iacob, 3290 and the sweet 5273 Psalmist 2158 of Israel, 3478 said, 5002 z8803

 23:2 The spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 spake 1696 z8765 by me, and his word 4405 [was] in x5921 my tongue. 3956

 23:3 The God 430 of Israel 3478 said, 559 z8804 the Rocke 6697 of Israel 3478 spake 1696 z8765 to me: he that ruleth y4910 z8802 ouer x4910 men 120 [must be] iust, 6662 ruling 4910 z8802 in the feare 3374 of God: 430

 23:4 And [he shall be] as the light 216 of the morning, 1242 [when] the Sunne 8121 riseth, 2224 z8799 [euen] a morning, 1242 without 3808 cloudes; 5645 [as] the tender grasse 1877 [springing] out of the earth 776 x4480 by cleare shining 5051 x4480 after raine: 4306 x4480

 23:5 Although x3588 my house 1004 be not x3808 so x3651 with x5973 God: 410 yet x3588 he hath made 7760 z8804 with mee an euerlasting 5769 couenant, 1285 ordred 6186 z8803 in al x3605 things and sure: 8104 z8803 for x3588 [this is] all x3605 my saluation, 3468 and all x3605 [my] desire, 2656 although x3588 he make it not x3808 to grow. 6779 z8686

 23:6 ¶ But [the sonnes] of Belial 1100 [shall bee] all x3605 of them as thornes 6975 thrust away, 5074 z8716 because x3588 they cannot x3808 be taken 3947 z8799 with hands, 3027

 23:7 But the man 376 [that] shal touch 5060 z8799 them, must be fenced 4390 z8735 with yron, 1270 and the staffe 6086 of a speare, 2595 and they shall bee vtterly y8313 z8800 burnt 8313 z8735 with fire 784 in the [same] place. 7675 z8800

 23:8 ¶ These x428 [be] the names 8034 of the mightie men 1368 whome x834 Dauid 1732 had: The Tachmonite 8461 that sate 3427 z8802 in the seat, 7675 z8800 z8677 y3429 chiefe 7218 among the captaines, 7991 (the same x1931 [was] Adino 5722 the Eznite:) 6112 [hee lift vp his speare] against x5921 eight 8083 hundred, 3967 whom he slew 2491 at one 259 time. 6471

 23:9 And after 310 him [was] Eleazar 499 the sonne 1121 of Dodo 1734 the Ahohite, 266 x1121 [one] of the three 7969 mightie men 1368 with x5973 Dauid, 1732 when they defied 2778 z8763 the Philistines 6430 [that] were there x8033 gathered together 622 z8738 to battell, 4421 and the men 376 of Israel 3478 were gone away. 5927 z8799

 23:10 He x1931 arose, 6965 z8804 and smote 5221 z8686 the Philistines 6430 vntill 3588 x5704 his hand 3027 was wearie, 3021 z8804 and his hand 3027 claue 1692 z8799 vnto x413 the sword: 2719 and the LORD 3068 wrought 6213 z8799 a great 1419 victorie 8668 that x1931 day, 3117 and the people 5971 returned 7725 z8799 after 310 him onely x389 to spoile. 6584 z8763

 23:11 And after 310 him [was] Shammah 8048 the sonne 1121 of Agee 89 the Hararite: 2043 and the Philistines 6430 were gathered together 622 z8735 into a troupe, 2416 where x8033 was x1961 a piece 2513 of ground 7704 full 4392 of lentiles: 5742 and the people 5971 fled 5127 z8804 from 6440 x4480 the Philistines. 6430

 23:12 But hee stood 3320 z8691 in the midst 8432 of the ground, 2513 and defended 5337 z8686 it, and slewe 5221 z8686 x853 the Philistines: 6430 and the LORD 3068 wrought 6213 z8799 a great 1419 victorie. 8668

 23:13 And three 7969 z8675 y7970 of the thirtie 7970 chiefe 7218 went downe 3381 z8799 and came 935 z8799 to x413 Dauid 1732 in x413 the haruest time, 7105 vnto x413 the caue 4631 of Adullam: 5725 and the troupe 2416 of the Philistines 6430 pitched 2583 z8802 in the valley 6010 of Rephaim. 7497

 23:14 And Dauid 1732 [was] then x227 in an holde, 4686 and the garison 4673 of the Philistines 6430 [was] then x227 in Bethlehem. 1035

 23:15 And Dauid 1732 longed, 183 z8691 and said, 559 z8799 Oh that one x4310 would giue mee drinke 8248 z8686 of the water 4325 of the well 953 x4480 of Bethlehem 1035 which x834 is by the gate. 8179

 23:16 And the three 7969 mightie men 1368 brake through 1234 z8799 the host 4264 of the Philistines, 6430 and drew 7579 z8799 water 4325 out of the Well 953 x4480 of Bethlehem, 1035 that x834 was by the gate, 8179 and tooke 5375 z8799 it, and brought 935 z8686 [it] to x413 Dauid: 1732 neuerthelesse he would 14 z8804 not x3808 drinke 8354 z8800 thereof, but powred it out 5258 z8686 x853 vnto the LORD. 3068

 23:17 And he said, 559 z8799 Be it farre 2486 from me, O LORD, 3068 that I should doe 6213 z8800 x4480 this: x2063 [is] not this the blood 1818 of the men y582 x376 that went 1980 z8802 in ieopardie of their liues? 5315 therefore he would 14 z8804 not x3808 drinke 8354 z8800 it. These x428 things did 6213 z8804 these three 7969 mightie men. 1368

 23:18 And Abishai 52 the brother 251 of Ioab, 3097 the sonne 1121 of Zeruiah, 6870 was chiefe 7218 among three, 7992 and he x1931 lift vp 5782 z8790 x853 his speare 2595 against x5921 three 7969 hundred, 3967 [and] slew 2491 [them], and had the name 8034 among three. 7969

 23:19 Was hee not x3588 most x4480 honourable 3513 z8737 of three? 7969 therefore he was x1961 their captaine: 8269 howbeit, hee attained 935 z8804 not x3808 vnto x5704 the [first] three. 7969

 23:20 And Benaiah 1141 the sonne 1121 of Iehoiada 3077 the sonne 1121 of a valiant 2428 man, 376 z8677 y381 of Kabzeel, 6909 x4480 who had done many y7227 actes, 6467 x7227 he x1931 slew 5221 z8689 x853 two 8147 lion-like men 739 of Moab: 4124 hee x1931 went downe 3381 z8804 also, and slewe 5221 z8689 x853 a Lyon 738 in the middest 8432 of a pit 953 x8432 in time 3117 of snow. 7950

 23:21 And he x1931 slew y2026 z8799 x5221 x853 an Egyptian 4713 x376 a goodly 4758 man: 376 and the Egyptian 4713 had a speare 2595 in his hand; 3027 but he went downe 3381 z8799 to x413 him with a staffe, 7626 and plucked 1497 z8799 x853 the speare 2595 out of the Egyptians y4713 hand, 3027 x4480 x4713 and slewe 5221 z8689 him with his owne speare. 2595

 23:22 These x428 things did 6213 z8804 Benaiah 1141 the sonne 1121 of Iehoiada, 3077 and had the name 8034 among three 7969 mightie men. 1368

 23:23 Hee was more honourable 3513 z8737 then x4480 the thirtie, 7970 but hee attained 935 z8804 not x3808 to x413 the [first] three: 7969 and Dauid 1732 set 7760 z8799 him ouer x413 his guard. 4928

 23:24 Asahel 6214 the brother 251 of Ioab 3097 [was] one of the thirtie: 7970 Elhanan 445 the sonne 1121 of Dodo 1734 of Bethlehem, 1035

 23:25 Shammah 8048 the Harodite, 2733 Elika 470 the Harodite, 2733

 23:26 Helez 2503 the Paltite, 6407 Ira 5896 the sonne 1121 of Ikkesh 6142 the Tekoite, 8621

 23:27 Abiezer 44 the Anethothite, 6069 Mebunnai 4012 the Hushathite, 2843

 23:28 Zalmon 6756 the Ahohite, 266 Maharai 4121 the Netophathite, 5200

 23:29 Heleb 2460 the sonne 1121 of Baanah, 1196 a Netophathite, 5200 Ittai 863 the sonne 1121 of Ribai 7380 out of Gibeah 1390 x4480 of the children 1121 of Beniamin. 1144

 23:30 Benaiah 1141 the Pirathonite, 6553 Hiddai 1914 of the brookes 5158 x4480 of Gaash, 1608

 23:31 Abialbon 45 the Arbathite, 6164 Azmaueth 5820 the Barhumite, 1273

 23:32 Elihaba 455 the Shaalbonite: 8170 of the sonnes 1121 of Iashen, 3464 Ionathan, 3083

 23:33 Shammah 8048 the Hararite, 2043 Ahiam 279 the sonne 1121 of Sharar 8325 the Hararite, 2043

 23:34 Eliphelet 467 the sonne 1121 of Ahasbai, 308 the sonne 1121 of the Maachathite, 4602 Eliam 463 the sonne 1121 of Ahithophel 302 the Gilonite, 1526

 23:35 Hezrai 2695 the Carmelite, 3761 Paarai 6474 the Arbite, 701

 23:36 Igal 3008 the sonne 1121 of Nathan 5416 of Zobah, 6678 x4480 Bani 1137 the Gadite, 1425

 23:37 Zelek 6768 the Ammonite, 5984 Naharai 5171 the Berothite, 886 armour-bearer 5375 3627 z8802 to Ioab 3097 the sonne 1121 of Zeruiah, 6870

 23:38 Ira 5896 an Ithrite, 3505 Gareb 1619 an Ithrite, 3505

 23:39 Uriah 223 the Hittite: 2850 thirtie 7970 and seuen 7651 in all. x3605