2 Samuel 23:1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 2 I MC VC

2 Samuel 23:7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: MC VC

2 Samuel 23:10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! MC VC

2 Samuel 23:16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: MC VC

2 Samuel 23:21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. MC VC

2 Samuel 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, MC VC

2 Samuel 23:39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. MC VC