1 Estas son las últimas palabras de David: «David el hijo de Isaí, el hombre a quien Dios puso en alto; David, el ungido del Dios de Jacob; David, el dulce cantor de Israel, declara: 2 “El Espíritu del Señor habló por mí y su palabra estuvo en mi lengua”. 3 La Roca de Israel me dijo: “El que reine con justicia, el que gobierne en el temor de Dios, 4 será como la luz de la mañana cuando sale el sol en una mañana sin nubes, que resplandece después de la lluvia, y hace que la hierba brote en la tierra”. 5 »¡Dios ha escogido a mi familia! Sí, Dios ha hecho un pacto eterno conmigo, su acuerdo es eterno, claro y seguro. Él velará constantemente por mi seguridad y mi triunfo. 6 Pero los impíos son como espinos que se desechan, porque hieren la mano que las toca. 7 Para recogerlos hay que protegerse las manos, y una vez amontonados se echan al fuego y se queman». 8 Estos son los nombres de los tres guerreros más valientes que tenía David: El primero de los tres era Joseb Basébet el tacmonita, conocido también como Adino el eznita, que una vez mató a ochocientos hombres en una sola batalla. 9 El segundo era Eleazar hijo de Dodó el ajojita. Era uno de los tres hombres que, con David, contuvieron a los filisteos cuando el resto de Israel huyó. 10 Ese día mató a tantos filisteos que la mano se le encalambró y se le quedó aferrada a la espada. El Señor le dio en esa ocasión una gran victoria a Israel. El resto solo regresó para recoger el botín. 11 El tercero era Sama hijo de Agué el ararita. Un día en Lehí, durante un ataque filisteo, y mientras sus compañeros lo abandonaban y huían, él se paró solo en el centro de un campo de lentejas y derrotó a los filisteos. Así el Señor les dio una gran victoria. 13 Una vez, cuando David estaba en la cueva de Adulán, tres de los treinta más valientes fueron a encontrarse con él. Era el comienzo de la cosecha, y los invasores filisteos estaban en el valle de Refayin. 14 David, que estaba en su refugio en aquel tiempo porque algunos filisteos habían ocupado la cercana ciudad de Belén, 15 dijo: «¡Quién pudiera beber agua del pozo que está junto a la puerta de la ciudad!». (El pozo estaba cerca de la puerta de Belén). 16 Entonces los tres hombres cruzaron las filas filisteas, sacaron agua del pozo y se la llevaron a David. Pero él se negó a beberla y la derramó delante del Señor, y dijo: 17 «¡No puedo beber esta agua, pues sería como beber la sangre de estos hombres que arriesgaron su vida para satisfacer mi deseo! ¡Que el Señor me guarde de hacer semejante cosa!». 18 De los treinta, Abisay, el hermano de Joab hijo de Sarvia, era el más valiente. Una vez con su lanza se enfrentó a trescientos enemigos y los mató. Por hazañas como esta adquirió reputación de ser tan valiente que llegó a ser el jefe de los tres más valientes, aunque nunca fue contado entre ellos. 20 También estaba Benaías hijo de Joyadá, soldado heroico de Cabsel. Benaías mató a dos gigantes, hijos de Ariel de Moab. En otra oportunidad descendió a un foso y, a pesar de que había nieve, luchó con un león que estaba allí y lo mató. 21 En otra oportunidad, armado solamente con una vara, mató a un guerrero egipcio que estaba armado con una lanza. Lo atacó con la vara, le arrancó la lanza y lo mató con ella. 22 Estas fueron algunas de las hazañas que dieron a Benaías una fama casi tan grande como la de los tres más valientes. 23 Él era uno de los treinta, y aunque llegó a tener fama de ser tan valiente como los tres más valientes, nunca fue contado entre ellos. David lo hizo jefe de su guardia personal. 24 Los treinta valientes eran: Asael, hermano de Joab; Eljanán hijo de Dodó, de Belén; Sama el jarodita; Elicá el jarodita; Heles el paltita; Ira hijo de Iqués, el tecoíta; Abiezer el anatotita; Mebunay el jusatita; Zalmón el ajojita; Maray el netofatita; Jéled hijo de Baná el netofatita; Itay hijo de Ribay, el de Guibeá de la tribu de Benjamín; Benaías el piratonita; Hiday, del arroyo de Gaas; Abí Albón el arbatita; Azmávet el bajurinita; Elijaba el salbonita; Jonatán, de los hijos de Jasén; Sama el ararita; Ahían hijo de Sarar el ararita; Elifelet hijo de Ajasbay el macateo; Elián hijo de Ajitofel el guilonita; Jezró el de Carmel; Paray el arbita; Igal hijo de Natán, el de Sobá; Baní el gadita; Sélec el amonita; Najaray el berotita, escudero de Joab, hijo de Sarvia; Ira el itrita; Gareb el itrita, y Urías el hitita. En total eran treinta y siete.
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People & places in this chapter
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People
Abi-albon
Abi-albon the Arbathite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:32
Abiezer
Abiezer the Anathothite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:12
Agee
Called a Hararite and named as the father of Shammah, one of the Three mighty men.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:11
Ahasbai
Called a Maacathite and named as the father of Eliphelet, a member of the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:34
Ahiam
Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:33; 1 Chronicles 11:35
Azmaveth
Azmaveth the Barhumite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:33
Baanah
Named as the father of Heled, one of David's mighty men.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:30
Bani
Benaiah
Son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits who killed two Moabite champions, a lion in a pit and a huge Egyptian, and whom David set over his guard and the Cherethites…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 23:20
Benaiah
Benaiah the Pirathonite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 27:14
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Dodo
Ahohite named as the father of Eleazar, one of the Three; a Dodai the Ahohite commanded David's second-month division (probably the same man).
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12; 1 Chronicles 27:4
Dodo
Named as the father of Elhanan of Bethlehem, one of David's mighty men.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26
Eleazar
Son of Dodo the Ahohite and one of the Three, who stood his ground with David against the Philistines at Pas-dammim until his hand stuck to his sword.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:9; 2 Samuel 23:10; 1 Chronicles 11:12
Elhanan
Son of Dodo of Bethlehem, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26
Eliahba
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33
Eliam
Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:34
Elika
Elika the Harodite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:25
Eliphelet
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:34
Gareb
Gareb the Ithrite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40
Heled
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:30; 1 Chronicles 27:15
Helez
Helez the Paltite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 1 Chronicles 27:10
Hezro
Hezro the Carmelite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:35; 1 Chronicles 11:37
Hiddai
Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:32
Igal
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:36
Ikkesh
Named as the father of Ira, one of David's mighty men.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:9
Ira
Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:9
Ira
Ira the Ithrite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40
Ittai
Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31
Jashen
Named in the list of the Thirty as the father of a group of mighty men (the sons of Jashen).
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:34
Jashobeam
Chief of the officers of David's mighty men, who wielded his spear against three hundred men at one time. 2 Samuel 23:8 calls him Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite and puts the…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:8; 1 Chronicles 11:11
Jehoiada
Named as the father of Benaiah, the commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 1:8
Jonathan
Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:32
Maharai
Maharai the Netophathite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:28; 1 Chronicles 11:30; 1 Chronicles 27:13
Naharai
Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:37; 1 Chronicles 11:39
Nathan
Named as the father of Igal, a member of the Thirty, with Zobah named beside his name.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:36
Paarai
Paarai the Arbite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:35; 1 Chronicles 11:37
Ribai
Named as the father of Ithai of Gibeah of the Benjamites.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31
Shammah
Son of Agee the Hararite and one of the Three, who took his stand in a field of lentils, defended it and struck down the Philistines, and may be the Shammah the Hararite named…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:11; 2 Samuel 23:12; 2 Samuel 23:33
Shammah
Shammah the Harodite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:25; 1 Chronicles 11:27
Sharar
Called a Hararite and named as the father of Ahiam, a member of the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:33; 1 Chronicles 11:35
Sibbecai
Sibbecai the Hushathite, who killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha, in a battle with the Philistines at Gob. 1 Chronicles 11:29 lists Sibbecai where 2 Samuel 23:27 reads…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:18; 2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:29
Zalmon
Zalmon the Ahohite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:28; 1 Chronicles 11:29
Zelek
Zelek the Ammonite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:37; 1 Chronicles 11:39
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 16:12–13; Psalm 89:20; 2 Samuel 7:8–9; Psalm 78:70–71; Colossians 3:16
- 2 2 Peter 1:21; Matthew 22:43; Mark 12:36; Acts 2:25–31; Hebrews 3:7–8
- 3 Deuteronomy 32:4; Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 22:32; Psalm 72:2; Hebrews 1:8
- 4 Judges 5:31; Psalm 72:6; Psalm 89:36; Hosea 6:5; Malachi 4:2
- 5 Isaiah 55:3; Isaiah 9:6–7; 2 Samuel 7:14–16; Jeremiah 32:40; Psalm 89:28–29
- 6 Deuteronomy 13:13; Isaiah 33:12; Ezekiel 2:6; 2 Samuel 20:1; Genesis 3:18
- 7 Hebrews 6:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Samuel 22:8–10; Luke 19:27
- 8 1 Chronicles 11:11–47; 1 Chronicles 27:2; 1 Chronicles 27:32
- 9 1 Chronicles 27:4; 1 Chronicles 11:12–14; 1 Samuel 17:26; Numbers 23:7–8; 1 Samuel 17:10
- 10 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 11:13; Isaiah 53:12; Joshua 10:42; Joshua 11:8
- 11 1 Chronicles 11:27; 1 Chronicles 11:13–14; 2 Samuel 23:33
- 13 2 Samuel 5:18; 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Chronicles 14:9; Joshua 12:15; Joshua 15:35
- 14 1 Samuel 22:4–5; 1 Samuel 13:4; 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Chronicles 12:16; 1 Samuel 22:1
- 15 John 4:14; Psalm 42:1–2; Isaiah 44:3; John 4:10; Isaiah 41:17
- 16 Genesis 35:14; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 1 Samuel 7:6; Philippians 2:17; Numbers 28:7
- 17 Leviticus 17:10; Mark 14:24; 1 Samuel 2:30; Judges 5:18; 1 Kings 21:3
- 18 2 Samuel 10:10; 2 Samuel 10:14; 1 Chronicles 11:20–21; 2 Samuel 18:2; 2 Samuel 20:10
- 20 Joshua 15:21; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Chronicles 11:22–24; 1 Samuel 17:34–37
- 21 Colossians 2:15; 1 Chronicles 11:23; 1 Samuel 17:51
- 23 1 Chronicles 27:6; 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Samuel 22:14; 2 Samuel 8:8
- 24 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 27:7; 1 Chronicles 11:26
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I know, too, that Esau was deceived by a longing for lentiles, and that David took blame to himself for desiring water, and that our King was tempted not by flesh but bread.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… for Samuel and David, we have it plainly in the Books of the Kingdoms, how by the Holy Ghost they prophesied themselves, and were rulers of the prophets;--and Samuel was called the Seer; and David says distinctly, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and in the Psalms, And take not thy Holy Spirit from me, and again, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
David indeed was, as we know, a holy prophet, king of Israel, son of Jesse: but because out of his seed there came for our salvation after the flesh the Lord Jesus Christ, often under that name He is figured, and David instead of Christ is in a figure set down, because of the origin of the Flesh of the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)