Now 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, (23:1)

The spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word [was] in my tongue. (23:2)

The 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. (23:3)

And [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. (23:4)

Although 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. (23:5)

But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: (23:6)

But 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. (23:7)

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. (23:8)

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: (23:9)

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. (23:10)

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. (23:11)

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. (23:12)

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. (23:13)

And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem. (23:14)

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! (23:15)

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. (23:16)

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. (23:17)

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. (23:18)

Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three. (23:19)

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: (23:20)

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. (23:21)

These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. (23:22)

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

Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, (23:24)

Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, (23:25)

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, (23:26)

Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, (23:27)

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, (23:28)

Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, (23:29)

Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, (23:30)

Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, (23:31)

Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, (23:32)

Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, (23:33)

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, (23:34)

Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, (23:35)

Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, (23:36)

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, (23:37)

Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, (23:38)

Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. (23:39)

--1 Chronicles--

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh. (11:1)

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou [wast] he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. (11:2)

Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. (11:3)

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which [is] Jebus; where the Jebusites [were], the inhabitants of the land. (11:4)

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which [is] the city of David. (11:5)

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. (11:6)

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. (11:7)

And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. (11:8)

So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts [was] with him. (11:9)

These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. (11:10)

And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time. (11:11)

And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who [was one] of the three mighties. (11:12)

He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. (11:13)

And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved [them] by a great deliverance. (11:14)

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. (11:15)

And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison [was] then at Bethlehem. (11:16)

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that [is] at the gate! (11:17)

And the three 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: but David would not drink [of] it, but poured it out to the Lord, (11:18)

And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. (11:19)

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew [them], and had a name among the three. (11:20)

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three. (11:21)

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: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. (11:22)

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand [was] a spear like a weaver's beam; and 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. (11:23)

These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. (11:24)

Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard. (11:25)

Also the valiant men of the armies [were], Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, (11:26)

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, (11:27)

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, (11:28)

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, (11:29)

Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, (11:30)

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, [that pertained] to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, (11:31)

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, (11:32)

Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, (11:33)

The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, (11:34)

Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, (11:35)

Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, (11:36)

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, (11:37)

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, (11:38)

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, (11:39)

Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (11:40)

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, (11:41)

Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, (11:42)

Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (11:43)

Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, (11:44)

Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, (11:45)

Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, (11:46)

Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. (11:47)

And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war, [and] came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. (12:23)

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. (12:24)

Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. (12:25)

Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. (12:26)

And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred; (12:27)

And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. (12:28)

And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. (12:29)

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. (12:30)

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. (12:31)

And of the children of Issachar, [which were men] that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their commandment. (12:32)

Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: [they were] not of double heart. (12:33)

And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. (12:34)

And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. (12:35)

And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. (12:36)

And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. (12:37)

All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king. (12:38)

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. (12:39)

Moreover they that were nigh them, [even] unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, [and] meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel. (12:40)