1Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:stylus1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, Psalms 89:202The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.stylus2 Peter 1:21, 2 Peter 1:21, Matthew 22:43, Matthew 22:43, Mark 12:363The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,stylus2 Samuel 22:32, 2 Samuel 22:32, Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 32:4, Exodus 18:214It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.stylusJudges 5:31, Judges 5:31, Psalms 72:6, Psalms 72:6, Psalms 89:365For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?stylusIsaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:3, 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Samuel 7:16, Isaiah 9:66But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:stylusIsaiah 33:12, Ezekiel 2:6, Isaiah 33:12, Ezekiel 2:6, 2 Samuel 20:17But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.stylusHebrews 6:8, Hebrews 6:8, 2 Samuel 22:8, 2 Samuel 22:10, Isaiah 27:48These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.stylus1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:47, 1 Chronicles 27:2, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:479After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,stylus1 Chronicles 27:4, 1 Chronicles 11:12, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Chronicles 27:4, 1 Chronicles 11:1210He was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.stylus1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 11:13, Ephesians 6:1011After him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.stylus1 Chronicles 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:1412But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.stylus2 Samuel 23:10, Proverbs 21:31, 2 Samuel 23:10, Proverbs 21:31, Psalms 3:813And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.stylus1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 5:18, 1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 5:18, Joshua 12:1514And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.stylus1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 13:2315And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!stylusJohn 4:14, John 4:14, John 7:37, John 7:37, Numbers 11:416And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.stylusGenesis 35:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Genesis 35:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Lamentations 2:1917And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.stylusLeviticus 17:10, Leviticus 17:10, 2 Samuel 20:20, Judges 5:18, Genesis 44:1718And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.stylus2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 1 Chronicles 11:2019Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.stylusMatthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, 2 Samuel 23:920And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:stylus2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 8:18, Joshua 15:21, 2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 8:1821And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.stylus1 Chronicles 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:51, Colossians 2:15, 1 Chronicles 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:5122These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.stylus23He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.stylus2 Samuel 20:23, 1 Chronicles 27:6, 1 Samuel 22:14, 2 Samuel 8:8, 2 Samuel 20:2324Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,stylus2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:18, 1 Chronicles 27:7, 1 Chronicles 27:7, 1 Chronicles 11:2625Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,stylus1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28, Judges 7:1, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:2826Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,stylus2 Samuel 14:2, 2 Samuel 14:2, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:927Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,stylusJoshua 21:18, Joshua 21:18, 1 Chronicles 27:12, 1 Chronicles 11:19, 1 Chronicles 11:2828Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,stylus1 Chronicles 27:13, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 27:13, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 11:3029Heldai, the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,stylusJoshua 18:28, 1 Chronicles 11:30, 1 Chronicles 11:31, 1 Chronicles 27:15, Joshua 18:2830Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,stylusJudges 12:15, Judges 12:15, 1 Chronicles 27:14, Judges 12:13, Judges 2:931Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,stylus2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 3:16, 1 Chronicles 11:32, 1 Chronicles 11:33, 1 Chronicles 11:3232Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,stylus1 Chronicles 11:34, 1 Chronicles 11:3433Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,stylus1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:35, 2 Samuel 23:11, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:3534Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,stylus2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:3135Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,stylus1 Chronicles 11:37, 1 Chronicles 11:37, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 15:5536Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,stylus1 Chronicles 11:38, 2 Samuel 8:3, 1 Chronicles 11:38, 2 Samuel 8:337Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,stylus2 Samuel 4:2, 1 Chronicles 11:37, 1 Chronicles 11:39, 2 Samuel 4:2, 1 Chronicles 11:3738Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,stylus1 Chronicles 2:53, 1 Chronicles 2:53, 2 Samuel 20:26, 2 Samuel 20:26, 1 Chronicles 11:4039Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.stylus2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:9, 1 Kings 15:5, Matthew 1:6
