2 Samuel 23
- 1Now 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,
- 2The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was in my tongue.
- 3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
- 4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
- 5Although my house is not so with God. Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure. For this is all my salvation, and all my desire, though he has not yet made it grow.
- 6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
- 7But the man who shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be completely burned with fire in the same place.
- 8These be the names of the mighty men 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, and he killed them at one time.
- 9And 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 had gone away:
- 10He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword: and the Lord worked a great victory that day. The people returned after him only to plunder.
- 11And 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 lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.
- 12But he stood in the middle of the ground, and defended it, and killed the Philistines: and the Lord worked a great victory.
- 13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim.
- 14And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
- 15And David longed, and said, Oh, if only one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
- 16And the three mighty men broke through the army 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 of it, but poured it out to the Lord.
- 17And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
- 18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and killed them, and had the name among three.
- 19Was he not most honorable of three? Therefore he was their captain: however he did not attain to the first three.
- 20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a brave man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he killed two of Moab's greatest warriors: he went down also and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in time of snow:
- 21And he killed an Egyptian, a fine 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 killed him with his own spear.
- 22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
- 23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
- 24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
- 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
- 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
- 27Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
- 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
- 29Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
- 30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
- 31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
- 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
- 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
- 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
- 35Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
- 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
- 37Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armor bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
- 38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
- 39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Samuel 23 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThe Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
GIGAKJVThe Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was in my tongue.
KJVThe 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.
GIGAKJVThe God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
KJVAlthough 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.
GIGAKJVAlthough my house is not so with God. Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure. For this is all my salvation, and all my desire, though he has not yet made it grow.
KJVBut 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.
GIGAKJVBut the man who shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be completely burned with fire in the same place.
KJVThese 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.
GIGAKJVThese be the names of the mighty men 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, and he killed them at one time.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd 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 had gone away:
KJVHe 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.
GIGAKJVHe arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword: and the Lord worked a great victory that day. The people returned after him only to plunder.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.
KJVBut he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
GIGAKJVBut he stood in the middle of the ground, and defended it, and killed the Philistines: and the Lord worked a great victory.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim.
KJVAnd David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
GIGAKJVAnd David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
KJVAnd David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
GIGAKJVAnd David longed, and said, Oh, if only one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the three mighty men broke through the army 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 of it, but poured it out to the Lord.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and killed them, and had the name among three.
KJVWas he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
GIGAKJVWas he not most honorable of three? Therefore he was their captain: however he did not attain to the first three.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a brave man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he killed two of Moab's greatest warriors: he went down also and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in time of snow:
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he killed an Egyptian, a fine 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 killed him with his own spear.
KJVHe was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
GIGAKJVHe was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
KJVAsahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
GIGAKJVAsahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
KJVZelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
GIGAKJVZelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armor bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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