2 Samuel 23

1Now 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,

וְאֵלֶּה דִּבְרֵי דָוִד הָאַחֲרֹנִים נְאֻם דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשַׁי וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר הֻקַם עָל מְשִׁיחַ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וּנְעִים זְמִרֹות יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (3571)

2The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

רוּחַ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר־בִּי וּמִלָּתֹו עַל־לְשֹׁונִי׃ (1436)

3The 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.

אָמַר אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִי דִבֶּר צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל מֹושֵׁל בָּאָדָם צַדִּיק מֹושֵׁל יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים׃ (3611)

4And 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.

וּכְאֹור בֹּקֶר יִזְרַח־שָׁמֶשׁ בֹּקֶר לֹא עָבֹות מִנֹּגַהּ מִמָּטָר דֶּשֶׁא מֵאָרֶץ׃ (3234)

5Although 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.

כִּי־לֹא־כֵן בֵּיתִי עִם־אֵל כִּי בְרִית עֹולָם שָׂם לִי עֲרוּכָה בַכֹּל וּשְׁמֻרָה כִּי־כָל־יִשְׁעִי וְכָל־חֵפֶץ כִּי־לֹא יַצְמִיחַ׃ (3689)

6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

וּבְלִיַּעַל כְּקֹוץ מֻנָד כֻּלָּהַם כִּי־לֹא בְיָד יִקָּחוּ׃ (754)

7But 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.

וְאִישׁ יִגַּע בָּהֶם יִמָּלֵא בַרְזֶל וְעֵץ חֲנִית וּבָאֵשׁ שָׂרֹוף יִשָּׂרְפוּ בַּשָּׁבֶת׃ (3596)

8These 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.

אֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִד יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִי ׀ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁי הוּא עֲדִינֹו [הָעֶצְנֹו כ] (הָעֶצְנִי ק) עַל־שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאֹות חָלָל בְּפַעַם [אֶחָד כ] (אֶחָת׃ ק) (6739)

9And 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:

[וְאַחֲרֹו כ] (וְאַחֲרָיו ק) אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־ [דֹּדִי כ] (דֹּדֹו ק) בֶּן־אֲחֹחִי בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה [גִּבֹּרִים כ] (הַגִּבֹּרִים ק) עִם־דָּוִד בְּחָרְפָם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁם לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (5415)

10He 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.

הוּא קָם וַיַּךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד ׀ כִּי־יָגְעָה יָדֹו וַתִּדְבַּק יָדֹו אֶל־הַחֶרֶב וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדֹולָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְהָעָם יָשֻׁבוּ אַחֲרָיו אַךְ־לְפַשֵּׁט׃ (4460)

11And 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.

וְאַחֲרָיו שַׁמָּא בֶן־אָגֵא הָרָרִי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לַחַיָּה וַתְּהִי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה מְלֵאָה עֲדָשִׁים וְהָעָם נָס מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים׃ (5504)

12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתֹוךְ־הַחֶלְקָה וַיַּצִּילֶהָ וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדֹולָה׃ (3783)

13And 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.

וַיֵּרְדוּ [שְׁלֹשִׁים כ] (שְׁלֹשָׁה ק) מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁים רֹאשׁ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־קָצִיר אֶל־דָּוִד אֶל־מְעָרַת עֲדֻלָּם וְחַיַּת פְּלִשְׁתִּים חֹנָה בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים׃ (6163)

14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

וְדָוִד אָז בַּמְּצוּדָה וּמַצַּב פְּלִשְׁתִּים אָז בֵּית לָחֶם׃ (1671)

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

וַיִּתְאַוֶּה דָוִד וַיֹּאמַר מִי יַשְׁקֵנִי מַיִם מִבֹּאר בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁעַר׃ (3115)

16And 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.

וַיִּבְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִים בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּשְׁאֲבוּ־מַיִם מִבֹּאר בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשַּׁעַר וַיִּשְׂאוּ וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־דָּוִד וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁתֹּותָם וַיַּסֵּךְ אֹתָם לַיהוָה׃ (6877)

17And 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי יְהוָה מֵעֲשֹׂתִי זֹאת הֲדַם הָאֲנָשִׁים הַהֹלְכִים בְּנַפְשֹׁותָם וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁתֹּותָם אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִים׃ (6000)

18And 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.

וַאֲבִישַׁי אֲחִי ׀ יֹואָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה הוּא רֹאשׁ [הַשְּׁלֹשִׁי כ] (הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה ק) וְהוּא עֹורֵר אֶת־חֲנִיתֹו עַל־שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות חָלָל וְלֹו־שֵׁם בַּשְּׁלֹשָׁה׃ (6281)

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

מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה הֲכִי נִכְבָּד וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְשָׂר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה לֹא־בָא׃ (2231)

20And 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:

וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָע בֶּן־אִישׁ־ [חַי כ] (חַיִל ק) רַב־פְּעָלִים מִקַּבְצְאֵל הוּא הִכָּה אֵת שְׁנֵי אֲרִאֵל מֹואָב וְהוּא יָרַד וְהִכָּה אֶת־ [הָאֲרִיַּה כ] (הָאֲרִי ק) בְּתֹוךְ הַבֹּאר בְּיֹום הַשָּׁלֶג׃ (4822)

21And 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.

וְהוּא־הִכָּה אֶת־אִישׁ מִצְרִי [אֲשֶׁר כ] (אִישׁ ק) מַרְאֶה וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית וַיֵּרֶד אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁבֶט וַיִּגְזֹל אֶת־הַחֲנִית מִיַּד הַמִּצְרִי וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ בַּחֲנִיתֹו׃ (5733)

22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה בְּנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע וְלֹו־שֵׁם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִים׃ (1920)