2 Samuel 23 שְׁמוּאֵל ב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֨בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֨יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
ve'elle divre david ha'acharonim ne'um david ben-yishay une'um haggever hukam al meshiach elohe ya'akov une'im zemirot yisra'el
Now these are the last words of David: The saying of David the son of Jesse, And the saying of the man raised on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet singer of Israel:
2ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֶּר־בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃
ruach ADONAI dibber-bi umillato al-leshoni
The spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was upon my tongue.
3אָמַר֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִ֥י דִבֶּ֖ר צ֣וּר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מוֹשֵׁל֙ בָּאָדָ֔ם צַדִּ֕יק מוֹשֵׁ֖ל יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
amar elohe yisra'el li dibber tzur yisra'el moshel ba'adam tzaddik moshel yir'at elohim
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘Ruler over men shall be The righteous, even he that ruleth in the fear of God,
4וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר יִזְרַח־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ בֹּ֚קֶר לֹ֣א עָב֔וֹת מִנֹּ֥גַהּ מִמָּטָ֖ר דֶּ֥שֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ׃
ukheor boker yizrach-shamesh boker lo avot minnogah mimmatar deshe me'aretz
And as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds; When through clear shining after rain, The tender grass springeth out of the earth.’
5כִּֽי־לֹא־כֵ֥ן בֵּיתִ֖י עִם־אֵ֑ל כִּי֩ בְרִ֨ית עוֹלָ֜ם שָׂ֣ם לִ֗י עֲרוּכָ֤ה בַכֹּל֙ וּשְׁמֻרָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָל־יִשְׁעִ֥י וְכָל־חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א יַצְמִֽיחַ׃
ki-lo-khen beti im-el ki verit olam sam li arukha vakkol ushemura ki-khal-yish'i vekhal-chefetz ki-lo yatzmiach
For is not my house established with God? For an everlasting covenant He hath made with me, Ordered in all things, and sure; For all my salvation, and all my desire, Will he not make it to grow?
6וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְיָ֖ד יִקָּֽחוּ׃
uveliyya'al kekotz munad kullaham ki-lo veyad yikkachu
But the ungodly, they are as thorns thrust away, all of them, For they cannot be taken with the hand;
7וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂר֥וֹף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃
ve'ish yigga' bahem yimmale varzel ve'etz chanit uva'esh sarof yissarfu bashavet
But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.
8אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד יֹשֵׁ֨ב בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י ׀ רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ העצנו [הָֽעֶצְנִ֔י] עַל־שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֛וֹת חָלָ֖ל בְּפַ֥עַם אחד [אֶחָֽת]׃
elle shemot haggibborim asher ledavid yoshev bashevet tachkemoni rosh hashalishi hu adino ha'etzni al-shemone meot chalal befa'am echat
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite; [he lifted up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9ואחרו [וְאַחֲרָ֛יו] אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־דדי [דֹּד֖וֹ] בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה גברים [הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים] עִם־דָּוִ֗ד בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁ֣ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
ve'acharav el'azar ben-dodo ben-achochi bishlosha haggibborim im-david becharfam bappelishtim ne'esfu-sham lammilchama vayya'alu ish yisra'el
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they jeoparded their lives against the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away;
10ה֣וּא קָם֩ וַיַּ֨ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים עַ֣ד ׀ כִּֽי־יָגְעָ֣ה יָד֗וֹ וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהוָ֛ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְהָעָ֛ם יָשֻׁ֥בוּ אַחֲרָ֖יו אַךְ־לְפַשֵּֽׁט׃
hu kam vayyakh bappelishtim ad ki-yag'a yado vattidbak yado el-hacherev vayya'as ADONAI teshu'a gedola bayyom hahu veha'am yashuvu acharav akh-lefashet
he stood firm, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword; and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.
11וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
ve'acharav shamma ven-age harari vayye'asfu felishtim lachayya vattehi-sham chelkat hassade mele'a adashim veha'am nas mippene felishtim
And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Ararite. 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.
12וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב בְּתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃
vayyityatzev betokh-hachelka vayyatzileha vayyakh et-pelishtim vayya'as ADONAI teshu'a gedola
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory.
13וַיֵּרְד֨וּ שלשים [שְׁלֹשָׁ֜ה] מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים רֹ֗אשׁ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל־קָצִיר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וְחַיַּ֣ת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃
vayyerdu shelosha mehasheloshim rosh vayyavou el-katzir el-david el-me'arat adullam vechayyat pelishtim chona be'emek refa'im
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.
14וְדָוִ֖ד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּמַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
vedavid az bammetzuda umatzav pelishtim az bet lachem
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
15וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃
vayyit'avve david vayyomar mi yashkeni mayim mibbor bet-lechem asher basha'ar
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! ’
16וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֨יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֨חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃
vayyivke'u sheloshet haggibborim bemachane felishtim vayyish'avu-mayim mibbor bet-lechem asher basha'ar vayyisu vayyaviu el-david velo ava lishtotam vayyassekh otam laADONAI
And the three mighty men broke 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 he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
17וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי זֹ֗את הֲדַ֤ם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
vayyomer chalila li ADONAI me'asoti zot hadam ha'anashim haholkhim benafshotam velo ava lishtotam elle asu sheloshet haggibborim
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.
18וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י ׀ יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ השלשי [הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה] וְהוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת־חֲנִית֔וֹ עַל־שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
va'avishay achi yo'av ben-tzeruya hu rosh hashelosha vehu orer et-chanito al-shelosh meot chalal velo-shem bashelosha
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.
19מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הֲכִ֣י נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָֽא׃
min-hashelosha hakhi nikhbad vayhi lahem lesar ve'ad-hashelosha lo-va
He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
20וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי [חַ֛יִל] רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־האריה [הָאֲרִ֛י] בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃
uvenayahu ven-yehoyada' ben-ish-chayil rav-pe'alim mikkavtze'el hu hikka et shene ari'el mo'av vehu yarad vehikka et-ha'ari betokh habbor beyom hashaleg
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he smote the two altar-hearths of Moab; he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow;
21וְהוּא־הִכָּה֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ מִצְרִ֜י אשר [אִ֣ישׁ] מַרְאֶ֗ה וּבְיַ֤ד הַמִּצְרִי֙ חֲנִ֔ית וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית֙ מִיַּ֣ד הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃
vehu-hikka et-ish mitzri ish mar'e uveyad hammitzri chanit vayyered elav bashavet vayyigzol et-hachanit miyyad hammitzri vayyahargehu bachanito
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.
22אֵ֣לֶּה עָשָׂ֔ה בְּנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
elle asa benayahu ben-yehoyada' velo-shem bishlosha haggibborim
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.
23מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים נִכְבָּ֔ד וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָ֑א וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖ד אֶל־מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃
min-hasheloshim nikhbad ve'el-hashelosha lo-va vaysimehu david el-mishma'to
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
24עֲשָׂה־אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־דֹּד֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
asa-el achi-yo'av basheloshim elchanan ben-dodo bet lachem
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;
25שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽחֲרֹדִ֔י אֱלִיקָ֖א הַחֲרֹדִֽי׃
shamma hacharodi elika hacharodi
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite;
26חֶ֚לֶץ הַפַּלְטִ֔י עִירָ֥א בֶן־עִקֵּ֖שׁ הַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃
cheletz happalti ira ven-ikkesh hatteko'i
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;
27אֲבִיעֶ֨זֶר֙ הָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔י מְבֻנַּ֖י הַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃
avi'ezer ha'annetoti mevunnay hachushati
Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite;
28צַלְמוֹן֙ הָֽאֲחֹחִ֔י מַהְרַ֖י הַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃
tzalmon ha'achochi mahray hannetofati
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite;
29חֵ֥לֶב בֶּֽן־בַּעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י אִתַּי֙ בֶּן־רִיבַ֔י מִגִּבְעַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃
chelev ben-ba'ana hannetofati ittay ben-rivay miggiv'at bene vinyamin
Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;
30בְּנָיָ֨הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃
benayahu pir'atoni hidday minnachale ga'ash
Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash;
31אֲבִֽי־עַלְבוֹן֙ הָֽעַרְבָתִ֔י עַזְמָ֖וֶת הַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃
avi-alvon ha'arvati azmavet habbarchumi
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite;
32אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔י בְּנֵ֥י יָשֵׁ֖ן יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃
elyachba hasha'alvoni bene yashen yehonatan
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan;
33שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽהֲרָרִ֔י אֲחִיאָ֥ם בֶּן־שָׁרָ֖ר הָארָרִֽי׃
shamma haharari achi'am ben-sharar harari
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite;
34אֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט בֶּן־אֲחַסְבַּ֖י בֶּן־הַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י אֱלִיעָ֥ם בֶּן־אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל הַגִּלֹנִֽי׃
elifelet ben-achasbay ben-hamma'akhati eli'am ben-achitofel haggiloni
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;
35חצרו [חֶצְרַי֙] הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י פַּעֲרַ֖י הָאַרְבִּֽי׃
chetzray hakkarmeli pa'aray ha'arbi
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite;
36יִגְאָ֤ל בֶּן־נָתָן֙ מִצֹּבָ֔ה בָּנִ֖י הַגָּדִֽי׃
yig'al ben-natan mitzova bani haggadi
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite;
37צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑י נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נשאי [נֹשֵׂ֕א] כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃
tzelek ha'ammoni nachray habbe'eroti nose kele yo'av ben-tzeruya
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
38עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃
ira hayyitri garev hayyitri
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite;
39אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י כֹּ֖ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃
uriyya hachitti kol sheloshim veshiv'a
Uriah the Hittite. Thirty and seven in all.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.