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2 Shamu'al 23

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The Last Words of Dawid and the Roster of the Mighty Men

Now these be the last words of Dawid. Dawid the son of Yishai said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed (Mashiach) of the Alahiym of Ya’aqob, and the sweet psalmist of Yashar'al, said,
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"The Spirit (Ruach) of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 spake by me, and his word was in my tongue."
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"The Alahiym of Yashar'al said, the Rock of Yashar'al spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of Alahiym."
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"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."
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The Chawahrlasting Covenant

"Although my house be not so with Alahiym; 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."
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The Judgment of Beliyaal

"But the sons of Beliyaal shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:"
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"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."
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The First Three of the Gibborim

These be the names of the mighty men (Gibborim) whom Dawid had: Yosheb-basshebeth a Tachmonite, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lifted up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
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And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with Dawid, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Yashar'al were gone away:
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He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
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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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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 wrought a great victory.
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The Water of Beth-lehem

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to Dawid 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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And Dawid was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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And Dawid longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!"
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And the three mighty men broke 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 Dawid: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.
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And he said, "Be it far from me, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, 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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The Commanders of the Second Tier

And Abishai, the brother of Yoab, 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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Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
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The Exploits of Benaiah

And Benaiah the son of Yehoiada, 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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And he slew a Mitzrite, a goodly man: and the Mitzrite had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Mitzrite's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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These things did Benaiah the son of Yehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
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He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And Dawid set him over his guard.
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The Roster of the Thirty

Asahel the brother of Yoab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Binyamiyn,
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Yashen, Yonathan,
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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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Yigal the son of Natan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Yoab the son of Zeruiah,
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Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
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The Final Name

Uriyah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.