DAVID'S HEROES. (II Sam. 23:) 8. These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchmonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against ((eight hundred)) slain at one time. 9. And after him was Eleazer the son of Dodai the son of an Ahoite, 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. II. 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. 12. But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. 18. 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. 19. Was he not most honourable of the three? therefore he was made 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 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: 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 a name among the three mighty 23. He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. men. 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 Anothotite, ((Mebunnai the Hushathite ;)) 28. Žalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite; 29. Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin; 30. Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash; 31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite; 32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; 33. Shammah the Harorite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite; 34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; 35. Hezro the Carmelite, Parai the Arbite; 36. Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite; 37. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah; 38. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; 39. Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. (I Chron. 11:) 10. Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel 11. And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmoníte, the chief of the thirty, he lifted up his spear against ((three hundred)) and slew them at one time. 12. And after him was Eleazer the son of Dodo, the Ahoite, who was one of the three mighty men. 13. He was with David at Pas-dammin, 22. 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: 23. 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. 24. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. 25. Behold he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. 26. Also the mighty men of the armies; Elhanan Asahel the brother of Joab, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem. 27. Shommoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite; 28. Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anothotite; ((Sibbecai the Hushathite,)), Ilai the Ahohite; 30. Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite; 31. Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite; 32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; 33. Azmaveth the Barhumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite; 34. the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the_Harorite; 35. Ahiam the son of Sacar the Harorite, Eliphal the son of Ur: 35. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; 37. Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai; 38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri; 39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; 40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; 41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabod the son of Ahli; 42. Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him: 43. Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite; 41. Uzzia the Ashtrathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite; 45. Jediel the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite; 46. Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite; 47. Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. B. C. 1049 (Usher) I David B. C. 1010 (Rev.) Two Invasions SECTION X David's War with the Philistines And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them down to the hold. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And three of the thirty chief went down to the rock, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 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! 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 David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord, and said My God forbid it me, that I should do this: 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 the three mighty men. And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thine hand. So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. And they left their images there; and David gave commandment, and his men took them away and they were burned with fire. And the Philistines came up yet again, and made a raid and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And when David inquired of the Lord, God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees that thou shalt bestir thyself and go out to battle for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. And David did as the Lord commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. Exploits Against And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and took Gath, the bridle of the mother city, and her towns out of the hands of the Philistines. And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant, and they were subdued. And there was war again with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. And there was war again at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born of the giant. And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei David's brother slew him. These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. II Sam. 21:15. And the Philistines had war again with Israel: and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. 16. And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being David's Wars with the Philistines (II Sam. 5:) 17. And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. 18. Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (II Sam. 23 :) 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 were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 14. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 15. 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! 16. And the three mighty men break 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 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: 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. (II Sam. 5:) 19. And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? and the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20. And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, the Lord hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 21. And they left their images there, ((and David and his men took them away.)) 22. And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23. And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of the marching in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou bestir thyself: for then is the Lord gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 25. And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer. (II Sam. 8:) 1. And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines. (II Sam. 21:) 18. And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. 19. And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew ((Goliath the Gittite,)) the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 20. And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. 21. and when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei David's brother slew him. 22. These four were born to the giant on Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. (I Chron. 14:) 8. And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. 9. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. (I Chron. 11:) 15. And three of the thirty chief went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of the Rephaim. 16. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 17. 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! 18. And the three break 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 thereof but poured it out unto the Lord, and said, 19. My God forbid it me, that I should do this: 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 the three mighty men. (I Chron. 14:) 10. And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by mine hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. II. 12. And they left their gods there; ((and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.)) 13. And the Philistines yet again and made a raid in the valley. 14. And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16. And David did as God commanded him and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. 17. And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. (I Chron. 18:) 1. And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. (I Chron. 20:) 4. And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant: and they were subdued. 5. And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew ((Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite,)) the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 6. And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born unto the giant. 7. and when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 8. These girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 17. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shall go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons; and they built David an house. And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom on high, for his people Israel's sake. And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Zeraiah was scribe; And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and Adoram was over the tribute and the sons of David were chief about the king. II Sam. 22:1. And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 2. and he said, The Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine. 3. The God of my rock, in him will I trust; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; 4. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies. 5. For the waves of death compassed me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 6. The cords of Sheol were round about me: 7. In my distress I called upon the Lord, And he heard my voice out of his temple, 8. Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven moved 10. He bowed the heavens also and came down; II. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Coals of fire were kindled. 14. The Lord thundered from heaven, And the most high uttered his voice. 15. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them; 16. Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17. He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters; 18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. 2. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine; 3. The God of my rock, in him will I trust; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower and my refuge, My saviour, thou savest me from violence. 4. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies. 5. For the waves of death compassed me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 6. The cords of Sheol were round about me: The snares of death came upon me. 7. In my distress I called upon the Lord, And he heard my voice out of his temple, 8. Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven moved And were shaken, because he was wroth. 9. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. 10. He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; 11. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: 12. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 13. At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled. 14. The Lord thundered from heaven, And the most high uttered his voice. 15. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them Lightning, and discomfited them. 16. Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17. He sent from on high, he took me ; He drew me out of many waters; 18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. Psalm 18:1-50. 1. I love thee, O Lord, my strength, 2. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer: My God, my strong rock, in him will I trust; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower; 3. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4. The cords of death compassed me. And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 5. The cords of Sheol were round about me: The snares of death came upon me. 6. In my distress I called upon the Lord, He heard my voice out of his temple, 7. Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations also of the mountains moved And were shaken, because he was wroth. 8. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. 9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; 10. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: 11. And he made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him; Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12. At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire. 13. The Lord also thundered in the heavens,And the most high uttered his voice; Hailstones and coals of fire. 14. And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them. 15. Then the channels of waters appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16. He sent from on high, he took me ; He drew me out of many waters; 17. He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me. |