1 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, 2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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.
6 ¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 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.
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. 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: 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. 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. 12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. 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. 14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! 16 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 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. 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. 19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 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: 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. 22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. 23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
1 haec autem sunt verba novissima
quae dixit David filius Isai
dixit vir cui constitutum est de christo Dei Iacob
egregius psalta Israhel
2 spiritus Domini locutus est per me et sermo eius per linguam meam
3 dixit Deus Israhel mihi locutus est Fortis Israhel
dominator hominum iustus dominator in timore Dei
4 sicut lux aurorae oriente sole mane absque nubibus rutilat
et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra
5 nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum
ut pactum aeternum iniret mecum
firmum in omnibus atque munitum
cuncta enim salus mea et omnis voluntas
nec est quicquam ex ea quod non germinet
6 praevaricatores autem quasi spinae evellentur universi
quae non tolluntur manibus
7 et si quis tangere voluerit eas armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato
igneque succensae conburentur usque ad nihilum
8 haec nomina fortium David
Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres
ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus
qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno
9 post hunc Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahoi
inter tres fortes qui erant cum David
quando exprobraverunt Philisthim
et congregati sunt illuc in proelium
10 cumque ascendissent viri Israhel
ipse stetit et percussit Philistheos
donec deficeret manus eius et obrigesceret cum
gladio
fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa
et populus qui fugerat reversus est ad caesorum spolia detrahenda
11 et post hunc Semma filius Age de Arari
et congregati sunt Philisthim in statione
erat quippe ibi ager plenus lente
cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthim
12 stetit ille in medio agri et tuitus est eum
percussitque Philistheos et fecit Dominus salutem magnam
13 nec non ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter
triginta
et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam
castra autem Philisthim erant posita in valle Gigantum
14 et David erat in praesidio
porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethleem
15 desideravit igitur David et ait
si quis mihi daret potum aquae
de cisterna quae est in Bethleem iuxta portam
16 inruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum
et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethleem quae erat iuxta portam
et adtulerunt ad David
at ille noluit bibere sed libavit illam Domino
17 dicens
propitius mihi sit Dominus ne faciam hoc
num sanguinem hominum istorum qui profecti sunt et animarum periculum
bibam
noluit ergo bibere
haec fecerunt tres robustissimi
18 Abisai quoque frater Ioab filius Sarviae princeps erat de tribus
ipse est qui elevavit hastam suam
contra trecentos quos interfecit
nominatus in tribus
19 et inter tres nobilior eratque eorum princeps
sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat
20 et Banaias filius Ioiada viri fortissimi magnorum operum
de Capsehel
ipse percussit duos leones Moab
et ipse descendit et percussit leonem in media cisterna
diebus nivis
21 ipse quoque interfecit virum aegyptium
virum dignum spectaculo habentem in manu hastam
itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga
vi extorsit hastam de manu Aegyptii et interfecit eum hasta sua
22 haec fecit Banaias filius Ioiadae
23 et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos qui erant inter triginta
nobiliores
verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat
fecitque eum David sibi auricularium a secreto
24 Asahel frater Ioab inter triginta
Eleanan filius patrui eius de Bethleem
25 Semma de Arari Helica de Arodi
26 Helas de Felthi Hira filius Aces de Thecua
27 Abiezer de Anathoth Mobonnai de Usathi
28 Selmon Aohites Maharai Netophathites
29 Heled filius Banaa et ipse Netophathites
Hithai filius Ribai de Gebeeth filiorum Beniamin
30 Banahi Aufrathonites Heddai de torrente Gaas
31 Abialbon Arbathites Azmaveth de Beromi
32 Eliaba de Salboni
filii Iasen Ionathan
33 Semma de Horodi
Haiam filius Sarar Arorites
34 Elifeleth filius Aasbai filii Maachathi
Heliam filius Ahitofel Gelonites
35 Esrai de Carmelo Farai de Arbi
36 Igaal filius Nathan de Soba Bonni de Gaddi
37 Selech de Ammoni
Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviae
38 Hira Hiethrites Gareb et ipse Hiethrites
39 Urias Hettheus
omnes triginta septem