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Links to all Books and Chapters Today's Date: ======= 2 Samuel 23:1 ============ 2Sa 23:1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse declares, The man who was raised on high declares, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel,(nasb) 2Sa 23:1 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,(kjv) 2Sa 23:1 Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:2 ============ 2Sa 23:2 "The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.(nasb) 2Sa 23:2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.(kjv) 2Sa 23:2 "The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:3 ============ 2Sa 23:3 "The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,(nasb) 2Sa 23:3 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:3 The 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.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:4 ============ 2Sa 23:4 Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.'(nasb) 2Sa 23:4 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:4 And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:5 ============ 2Sa 23:5 "Truly is not my house so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ordered in all things, and secured; For all my salvation and all my desire, Will He not indeed make it grow?(nasb) 2Sa 23:5 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:5 "Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:6 ============ 2Sa 23:6 "But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;(nasb) 2Sa 23:6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:(kjv) 2Sa 23:6 But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:7 ============ 2Sa 23:7 But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place." (nasb) 2Sa 23:7 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:7 But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:8 ============ 2Sa 23:8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time;(nasb) 2Sa 23:8 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:9 ============ 2Sa 23:9 and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn.(nasb) 2Sa 23:9 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:(kjv) 2Sa 23:9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:10 ============ 2Sa 23:10 He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword, and the Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.(nasb) 2Sa 23:10 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:10 He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:11 ============ 2Sa 23:11 Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines.(nasb) 2Sa 23:11 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. Then the people fled from the Philistines.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:12 ============ 2Sa 23:12 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the Lord brought about a great victory.(nasb) 2Sa 23:12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.(kjv) 2Sa 23:12 But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the Lord brought about a great victory.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:13 ============ 2Sa 23:13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.(nasb) 2Sa 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 pitched in the valley of Rephaim.(kjv) 2Sa 23:13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:14 ============ 2Sa 23:14 David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.(nasb) 2Sa 23:14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.(kjv) 2Sa 23:14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:15 ============ 2Sa 23:15 David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"(nasb) 2Sa 23:15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!(kjv) 2Sa 23:15 And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:16 ============ 2Sa 23:16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord;(nasb) 2Sa 23:16 And 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:17 ============ 2Sa 23:17 and he said, "Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.(nasb) 2Sa 23:17 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:17 And he said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:18 ============ 2Sa 23:18 Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three.(nasb) 2Sa 23:18 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:19 ============ 2Sa 23:19 He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.(nasb) 2Sa 23:19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.(kjv) 2Sa 23:19 Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:20 ============ 2Sa 23:20 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.(nasb) 2Sa 23:20 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:(kjv) 2Sa 23:20 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:21 ============ 2Sa 23:21 He killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.(nasb) 2Sa 23:21 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.(kjv) 2Sa 23:21 And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:22 ============ 2Sa 23:22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.(nasb) 2Sa 23:22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.(kjv) 2Sa 23:22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:23 ============ 2Sa 23:23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.(nasb) 2Sa 23:23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.(kjv) 2Sa 23:23 He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:24 ============ 2Sa 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,(nasb) 2Sa 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,(kjv) 2Sa 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:25 ============ 2Sa 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:26 ============ 2Sa 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:27 ============ 2Sa 23:27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:28 ============ 2Sa 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:29 ============ 2Sa 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,(nasb) 2Sa 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,(kjv) 2Sa 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:30 ============ 2Sa 23:30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,(nasb) 2Sa 23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,(kjv) 2Sa 23:30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:31 ============ 2Sa 23:31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:32 ============ 2Sa 23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,(nasb) 2Sa 23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,(kjv) 2Sa 23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:33 ============ 2Sa 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:34 ============ 2Sa 23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:35 ============ 2Sa 23:35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:36 ============ 2Sa 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:37 ============ 2Sa 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,(nasb) 2Sa 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,(kjv) 2Sa 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:38 ============ 2Sa 23:38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,(nasb) 2Sa 23:38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,(kjv) 2Sa 23:38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 23:39 ============ 2Sa 23:39 Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all. (nasb) 2Sa 23:39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.(kjv) 2Sa 23:39 and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.(nkjv) ======= 2 Samuel 24:1 ============ 2Sa 24:1 Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."(nasb) 2Sa 24:1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.(kjv) 2Sa 24:1 Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."(nkjv) |
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