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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData `He shall be' as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, `When' the tender grass `springeth' out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all `my' desire, Although he maketh it not to grow. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand; |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in `their' place. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an 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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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: `shall I drink' the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the `first' three. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two `sons of' Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData 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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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the `first' three. And David set him over his guard. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash. |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
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fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. |
