1. Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David the son of Jesse,the oracle of the man who was raised on high,the anointed of the God of Jacob,and the favorite psalmist of Israel:
2. The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,and His word was on my tongue.
3. The God of Israel said,the Rock of Israel spoke to me:He who rules over man justly,who rules in the fear of God,
4. is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,a morning with no clouds,gleaming after the rainlike grass from the land.
5. Is not my house like this with God?For He made an everlasting covenant with me,ordered in all things and secure.For this is all my salvation and all my desire;will He not make it flourish?
6. But the worthless individual is like a thorn tossed away, all of them,for they cannot be taken with the hand.
7. But the man who touches themmust have an iron implement and the shaft of a spear,and they must be burned with fire on the spot.
8. These are the names of the warriors whom David had:Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the three. He was also known as Adino the Eznite, on account of eight hundred slain on one occasion.
9. After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of Ahohi. He was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered together there to fight when the men of Israel withdrew.
10. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day, and the people returned only to plunder.
11. After him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered into a troop, where the plot of the field was full of lentils, and the people fled before the Philistines.