Liber Secundus Samuelis

II Samuelis, chapter 23, Vulgate and King James Version

Chapter 23 Vulgate

   1 Haec autem sunt verba David novissima: "Dixit David filius Isai, dixit vir constitutus in alto, christus Dei Iacob, suavis psalta Israel.
   2 Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo eius super linguam meam.
   3 Locutus est Deus Israel, mihi dixit Petra Israel: "Dominator hominum iustus, dominator in timore Dei
   4 est sicut lux aurorae, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus; de splendore post pluviam herba oritur de terra".
   5 Nonne sic est domus mea cum Deo? Quia pactum aeternum statuit mihi, dispositum in omnibus atque munitum. Cunctam enim salutem meam et omne desiderabile nonne faciet germinare?
   6 Praevaricatores autem quasi spinae abiectae universi, quae non tolluntur manibus;
   7 et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensae comburentur".
   8 Haec nomina fortium David: Iesbaal Hachamonites, princeps inter tres, ipse levavit hastam suam super octingentos, quos interfecit impetu uno.
   9 Post hunc Eleazar filius Dodo Ahohites, inter tres fortes. Qui erat cum David in Aphesdommim, quando Philisthim congregati sunt illuc in proelium.
   10 Cumque ascendissent viri Israel, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthaeos, donec deficeret manus eius et obrigesceret cum gladio; fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa, et populus reversus est tantum ad spolia detrahenda.
   11 Et post hunc Samma filius Age Ararites. Et congregati sunt Philisthim in Lehi; erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthim,
   12 stetit ille in medio agri et tuitus est eum percussitque Philisthaeos, et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
   13 Et descenderunt tres de triginta et venerunt tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam; castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in valle Raphaim.
   14 Et David erat tunc in praesidio; porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
   15 Desideravit igitur David et ait: "O si quis mihi daret potum aquae de cisterna, quae est in Bethlehem iuxta portam!".
   16 Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quae erat iuxta portam, et attulerunt 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 in animarum periculo, bibam?". Noluit ergo bibere. Haec fecerunt tres robustissimi.
   18 Abisai autem frater Ioab filius Sarviae princeps erat de triginta. Ipse est qui elevavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit. Nominatus in triginta
   19 et inter triginta nobilior eratque eorum princeps; sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
   20 Et Banaias filius Ioiadae vir fortissimus magnorum operum de Cabseel. Ipse percussit duos filios Ariel de Moab, et ipse descendit et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
   21 Ipse quoque interfecit virum Aegyptium, virum procerae staturae habentem in manu hastam; itaque cum descendisset ad eum cum baculo, vi extorsit hastam de manu Aegyptii et interfecit eum hasta sua.
   22 Haec fecit Banaias filius Ioiadae, et ipse nominatus inter triginta fortissimos.
   23 Erat autem nobilior inter triginta; verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat. Fecitque eum David sibi caput satellitum suorum.
   24 Asael frater Ioab erat inter triginta. Elchanan filius Dodo de Bethlehem,
   25 Samma de Harod, Elica de Harod,
   26 Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
   27 Abiezer de Anathoth, Sobbochai de Husa,
   28 Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
   29 Heled filius Baana Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaa filiorum Beniamin,
   30 Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de torrentibus Gaas,
   31 Abibaal Arbathites, Azmaveth de Bahurim,
   32 Eliaba de Saalbon, Iasen de Gun,
   33 Ionathan filius Samma de Arar, Ahiam filius Sarar Ararites.
   34 Eliphalet filius Aasbai Maachathitae, Eliam filius Achitophel Gilonites,
   35 Hesro de Carmel, Pharai de Arab,
   36 Igal filius Nathan de Soba, Bani de Gad,
   37 Selec de Ammon, Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviae,
   38 Hira Iethrites, Gareb et ipse Iethrites,
   39 Urias Hetthaeus. Omnes triginta septem.

Source: Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Sacrosanti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II, Ratione Habita, Iussu Pauli PP. VI Recognita, Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgata, Editio Typica Altera

King James Version

   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.