Verse 5
2 Samuel 23:5
Darby Translation
5
Although my house be not so before God (Elohim), Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי לֹא כֵ֥ן בֵּיתִ֖/י עִם אֵ֑ל כִּי֩ בְרִ֨ית עוֹלָ֜ם שָׂ֣ם לִ֗/י עֲרוּכָ֤ה בַ/כֹּל֙ וּ/שְׁמֻרָ֔ה כִּֽי כָל יִשְׁעִ֥/י וְ/כָל חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי לֹ֥א יַצְמִֽיחַ
English Translation
For my house is not like this with God, for He has placed an eternal covenant for me, a preparation in everything and a guard, for all my salvation and for all desire, for it will not cause to grow.
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These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.
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He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in h...
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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benja...
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Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
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Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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