New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 23

David’s Last Song

1Now theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the lastהָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448declaresנְאֻ֧םne.'UmH5002,The manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who was raisedהֻ֣קַםHu.kamH6965on highעָ֔ל'AlH5920,The anointedמְשִׁ֙יחַ֙me.Shi.achH4899of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290And the sweetוּנְעִ֖יםu.ne.'ImH5273psalmistזְמִר֥וֹתze.mi.RotH2158of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresוּנְאֻ֤םu.ne.'UmH5002,

2“The Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696through me,And His wordוּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.ToH4405was on my tongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559it;The Rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spokeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to me: ‘He who rulesמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over mankindבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120righteouslyצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662,Who rulesמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910inthe fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

4Is like the lightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242whenthe sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121risesיִזְרַח־yiz.rach-H2224,A morningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645, Whenthe freshH1877grassH1877springsout of the earthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776From sunshineמִנֹּ֥גַהּmi.No.gahH5051afterH4480rainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.’

5Is my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004not indeedH3588soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651with Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410? ForHe has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760an everlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285with me,ProperlyH6186orderedH6186in allH3605thingsH3605,and securedוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הu.she.mu.RahH8104;For will He not indeedH3588makeAllH3605my salvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468and allH3605mydelightחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656growיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779?

6But the worthlessוּבְלִיַּ֕עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100,everyH3605oneH3605of them, are like scatteredמֻנָ֖דmu.NadH5074thornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be takenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947in handבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027;

7Instead, the manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376whotouchesיִגַּ֣עyi.Ga'H5060them Must bearmedיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270and the shaftוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of a spearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595, Andthey will be completelyשָׂר֥וֹףsa.RofH8313burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֖וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784in theirplaceבַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פba.Sha.vetH7675.”

David’s Mighty Men

8Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the mightyH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732had: Josheb-basshebethH3429,a Tahchemoniteתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀tach.ke.mo.NiH8461,chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thecaptainsהַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יha.sha.li.ShiH7991; he was calledAdinoעֲדִינ֣וֹa.di.NoH5722the Ezniteהָֽעֶצְנִ֔יha.'etz.niH6112becauseעַל־'al-H5921of eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967who were killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491by himat oneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.chadH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

9And afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him was Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonH1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.diH1734theAhohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266,one of the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368with Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732when they defiedבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םbe.cha.re.FamH2778the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430who were gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421and the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadwithdrawnוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927.

10He roseH6965upH6965and struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilעַ֣ד׀ כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588his handH3027was wearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021andit clungוַתִּדְבַּ֤קva.tid.BakH1692to the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719, andthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and the peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to plunderלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סle.fa.ShetH6584the dead.

11Now afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was ShammahH8048the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ageeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89, aHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622into an armyH2422whereH8033thereH8033was a plotחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of landהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of lentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742,and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127from the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But he tookH3320his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the plotהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,defendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, and struckוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; andthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13Then threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7969of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefH7218menH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732at harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timeH7105to thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while the armyH2422of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was campingחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthe Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was thenאָ֣ז'azH227in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,while the garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was thenאָ֖ז'azH227in BethlehemH1035.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadH183aH183cravingH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325toH8248drinkH8248from the wellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!”

16So the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368forcedH1234their wayH1234into the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was by the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375itand broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.Yet he wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, butpouredוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258it outH5258asH5258anH5258offeringH5258to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

17and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486be it from me, Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,that I would doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213thisH2088! Should I drinkthe bloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of the menH376who wentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980at the risk oftheir livesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315?”So he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. TheseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213.

18NowAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,the brotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251of Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870, waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethirtyH7992.And he swungעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and killedחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them,and had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034as well as the threeH7969.

19He was the mostH3513honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969,so he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961their commanderלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269;however, he did not attainבָֽא׃ סVa'H935to the reputationof the threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20ThenBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantחַ֛יִלchaiH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909,who had done greatרַב־rav-H7227deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,killedהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sons ofArielאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.He also wentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381and killedוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221a lionH743in the middleבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of a pitH877on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

21And hekilledהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221an Egyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713,an impressiveמַרְאֶ֗הmar.'EhH4758manH376.Now the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713hada spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in his handוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,but he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with a clubבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626and snatchedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595from the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034as well as the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368.

23He was honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but he did not attainבָ֑אVa'H935the reputationof the threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.And Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732appointedוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him overH413his bodyguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

24AsahelH6214the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097was among the thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970; and there wasElhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of BethlehemH1035,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,Elikaאֱלִיקָ֖א'e.li.Ka'H470the Haroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503the Paltiteהַפַּלְטִ֔יha.pal.TiH6407,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ikkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,Mebunnaiמְבֻנַּ֖יme.vu.NaiH4012the Hushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756the Ahohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29Helebחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2460the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ribaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141aPirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiהִדַּ֖יhi.DaiH1914of the brooksמִנַּ֥חֲלֵיmi.Na.cha.leiH5158ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608,

31Abi-albonH45the Arbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820theBarhumiteH978,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jashenיָשֵׁ֖ןya.ShenH3464,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048the Harariteהַֽהֲרָרִ֔יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279the sonH1121of Shararשָׁרָ֖רsha.RarH8325the Arariteהָארָרִֽי׃ סha.ra.RiH2043,

34Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahasbaiאֲחַסְבַּ֖י'a.chas.BaiH308,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthe Maacathiteהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י סha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,Eliamאֱלִיעָ֥ם'e.li.'AmH463the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302the Giloniteהַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.gi.lo.NiH1526,

35Hezroחֶצְרַי֙chetz.roH2695theCarmelite, Paaraiפַּעֲרַ֖יpa.'a.RaiH6474the Arbiteהָאַרְבִּֽי׃ סha.'ar.BiH701,

36Igalיִגְאָ֤לyig.'AlH3008the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416ofZobahמִצֹּבָ֔ה סmi.tzo.VahH6678,Baniבָּנִ֖יba.NiH1137the Gaditeהַגָּדִֽי׃ סha.ga.DiH1425,

37Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֑י סha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יha.be.'E.ro.TiH886,armorכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627bearersנֹשֵׂ֕אno.se.'ei'H5375of Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870,

38Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896theIthriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619the Ithriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505,

39andUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850;thirty-sevenשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פshe.lo.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH7970 H7651in allכֹּ֖לkolH3605.

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23