2 Samuel 23:8-39
David’s Mighty Men

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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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:

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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.

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

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23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.

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24 Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

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27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

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28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

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30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

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31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

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33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

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34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

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37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

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39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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