1Forsothe these ben the laste wordis, whiche Dauid, the sone of Ysai, seide. The man seide, to whom it is ordeyned of Crist, of the God of Jacob, the noble salm makere of Israel;

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1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, Psalms 89:20

2The spiryt of the Lord spak bi me, and his word bi my tunge.

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2 Peter 1:21, 2 Peter 1:21, Matthew 22:43, Matthew 22:43, Mark 12:36

3Dauid seide, God of Israel spak to me, the stronge of Israel, the `iust Lord of men, `is Lord in the drede of God.

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2 Samuel 22:32, 2 Samuel 22:32, Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 32:4, Exodus 18:21

4As the liyt of the morewtid, whanne the sunne risith eerli, is briyt with out cloudis; and as an erbe cometh forth of the erthe bi reynes.

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Judges 5:31, Judges 5:31, Psalms 72:6, Psalms 72:6, Psalms 89:36

5And myn hows is not so greet anentis God, that he schulde make with me euerlastynge couenaunt, stidefast and maad strong in alle thingis; for al myn helthe hangith of him, and al the wille `that is, al my desir, goith in to hym, and no thing is therof, that makith not fruyt.

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Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:3, 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Samuel 7:16, Isaiah 9:6

6Forsothe alle trespassouris schulen be drawun out as thornes, that ben not takun with hondis.

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Isaiah 33:12, Ezekiel 2:6, Isaiah 33:12, Ezekiel 2:6, 2 Samuel 20:1

7And if ony man wole touche tho, he schal be armed with irun, and with tre formed in to spere; and the thornes schulen be kyndlid, and schulen be brent `til to nouyt.

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Hebrews 6:8, Hebrews 6:8, 2 Samuel 22:8, 2 Samuel 22:10, Isaiah 27:4

8These ben the names of the stronge men of Dauid. Dauid sittith in the chaier, the wiseste prince among thre; he is as a moost tendir worm of tree, that killide eiyte hundrid with o fersnesse.

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1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:47, 1 Chronicles 27:2, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:47

9Aftir hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadirs brother Abohi; among thre stronge men, that weren with Dauid, whanne thei seiden schenschip to Filisteis, and weren gaderid thidir in to batel.

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1 Chronicles 27:4, 1 Chronicles 11:12, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Chronicles 27:4, 1 Chronicles 11:12

10And whanne the men of Israel hadden stied, he stood, and smoot Filisties, til his hond failide, and was starke with the swerd. And the Lord made greet helthe in that dai; and the puple that fledde turnedc ayen to drawe awei the spuylis of slayn men.

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1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 11:13, Ephesians 6:10

11And aftir hym was Semma, the sone of Age, of Arari. And Filisteis weren gaderid in the stacioun; forsothe there was a feeld ful of lente; and whanne the puple fledde fro the face of Filisteis,

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1 Chronicles 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14

12he stood in the myddis of the feeld, and bihelde it; and he smoot Filisteis, and the Lord made greet helthe.

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2 Samuel 23:10, Proverbs 21:31, 2 Samuel 23:10, Proverbs 21:31, Psalms 3:8

13Also and thre men yeden doun bifore, that weren princes among thretti, and camen to Dauid in the tyme of reep in to the denne of Odollam. Forsothe the castels of Filisteis weren set in the valei of giauntis.

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1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 5:18, 1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 5:18, Joshua 12:15

14And Dauid was in a strong hold; sotheli the stacioun of Filisteis was thanne in Bethleem.

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1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 13:23

15Therfor Dauid desiride water of the lake, and seide, If ony man wolde yyue to me drynk of watir of the cisterne, which is in Bethleem, bisidis the yate.

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John 4:14, John 4:14, John 7:37, John 7:37, Numbers 11:4

16Therfor thre stronge men braken in to the castels of Filisteis, and drowen watir of the cisterne of Bethleem, that was bisidis the yate, and brouyten to Dauid; and he nolde drinke,

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Genesis 35:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Genesis 35:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Lamentations 2:19

17but offride it to the Lord, and seide, The Lord be merciful to me, that Y do not this; whether Y schal drynke the blood of these men, that yeden forth, and the perel of soulis? Therfor he nolde drynke. Thre strongeste men diden thes thingis.

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Leviticus 17:10, Leviticus 17:10, 2 Samuel 20:20, Judges 5:18, Genesis 44:17

18Also Abisay, brother of Joab, the sone of Saruye, was prince of thre; he it is that reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid men, whiche he killide; `he was nemid among thre,

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2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 1 Chronicles 11:20

19and was the noblere among thre, and he was the prince of hem; but he cam not to the thre firste men.

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Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, 2 Samuel 23:9

20And Banaye, the sone of Joiada, strongeste man of grete werkis, of Capseel, he smoot twei liouns of Moab, `that is, twei knyytis hardi as liouns; and he yede doun, and smoot a lioun in the myddil cisterne in the daies of snow.

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2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 8:18, Joshua 15:21, 2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 8:18

21Also he killide a man of Egipt, a man worthi of spectacle, hauynge a spere in the hond; therfor whanne he hadde come doun with a yerde to that man, bi miyt he wrooth out the spere fro the hond of the man of Egipt, and killide hym with his owne spere.

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1 Chronicles 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:51, Colossians 2:15, 1 Chronicles 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:51

22Banaye, sone of Joiada, dide these thingis;

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23and he was nemyed among thre stronge men, that weren among the thretti noblere men; netheles he cam not til to the thre. And Dauid made hym a counselour of priuyte to hym silf.

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2 Samuel 20:23, 1 Chronicles 27:6, 1 Samuel 22:14, 2 Samuel 8:8, 2 Samuel 20:23

24Asahel, the brother of Joab, was among thretti men; Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brother, of Bethleem; Semma, of Arari;

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2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:18, 1 Chronicles 27:7, 1 Chronicles 27:7, 1 Chronicles 11:26

25Elcha, of Arodi; Helas, of Phelti;

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1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28, Judges 7:1, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28

26Hira, sone of Aches, of Thecua; Abiezer, of Amatoth;

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2 Samuel 14:2, 2 Samuel 14:2, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9

27Mobannoy, of Cosathi; Selmon, of Achotes;

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Joshua 21:18, Joshua 21:18, 1 Chronicles 27:12, 1 Chronicles 11:19, 1 Chronicles 11:28

28Macharai, of Nethopath;

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1 Chronicles 27:13, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 27:13, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 11:30

29Heled, the sone of Baana, and he was of Netophath; Hiray, sone of Rabai, of Gebeeth, of the sones of Beniamyn; Banay, of Effrata;

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Joshua 18:28, 1 Chronicles 11:30, 1 Chronicles 11:31, 1 Chronicles 27:15, Joshua 18:28

30Hedday, of the stronde of Gaas;

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Judges 12:15, Judges 12:15, 1 Chronicles 27:14, Judges 12:13, Judges 2:9

31Abiadon, of Arbath; Asmaneth, of Berromy;

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2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 3:16, 1 Chronicles 11:32, 1 Chronicles 11:33, 1 Chronicles 11:32

32Eliaba, of Sabony; sones of Assen, Jonathan, and Jasan; Semma, of Herodi;

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1 Chronicles 11:34, 1 Chronicles 11:34

33Hayam, sone of Sarai, of Zaroth;

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1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:35, 2 Samuel 23:11, 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:35

34Eliphelech, sone of Saalbai, the sone of Maachati; Heliam, sone of Achitofel, of Gilo;

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2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31

35Esrai, of Carmele; Pharai, of Arbi;

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1 Chronicles 11:37, 1 Chronicles 11:37, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 15:55

36Ygaal, sone of Nathan, of Soba;

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1 Chronicles 11:38, 2 Samuel 8:3, 1 Chronicles 11:38, 2 Samuel 8:3

37Bonny, of Gaddi; Silech, of Ammony; Naarai, of Beroth, the squyer of Joab, the sone of Saruye;

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2 Samuel 4:2, 1 Chronicles 11:37, 1 Chronicles 11:39, 2 Samuel 4:2, 1 Chronicles 11:37

38Haray, of Jethri; Gareb, and he was of Gethri;

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1 Chronicles 2:53, 1 Chronicles 2:53, 2 Samuel 20:26, 2 Samuel 20:26, 1 Chronicles 11:40

39Vrye, of Ethei; alle weren seuene and thretti men.

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2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:9, 1 Kings 15:5, Matthew 1:6