The Jehoshua Company: the sons of God

Three mighty men

2 Samuel 23:1-23

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“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— The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.  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.  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.

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 [hasn’t sprouted].

But the sons of Belial [those without, worthless, wicked, ungodly men] shall be all of them as thorns thrust away— because they cannot be taken with hands:  But the man that shall touch them must be fenced [filled, full, accomplished] with iron [implementation] and the staff [the firmness] of a spear [a lance, but like thrusting, like pitching a tent]; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

• A specific kind of vessel and man to be the Lord’s vessel to be able to ‘touch and dispose of’ these with the Lord: these must be in the fire of God, one with the fire of God to do this with God, and be used.

These are the names of the mighty men [powerful, warring, valiant men] whom David had: The Tachmonite [sagacious: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd; root definition: early 17th century: from Latin sagax, sagac- ‘wise’ + -ious] that sat in the seat [abode and place], chief [as a head] among the captains [three stranded, triangle instrument (a lute), three fold measure, also an officer— a general of the third rank— upward that is the highest— captain]; the same was Adino [the slender spear, also— delicate ornament, his pleasure] the Eznite [sharp or strong, and spear]: against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

And after him was Eleazar [God helper] the son of Dodo [loving] the Ahohite [meaning brother], 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:  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.

And after him was Shammah [which means— there, tabernacle, dwell, abide.] the son of Agee [flee, deepness and valley] the Hararite [the mountaineer]. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.  But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.

And three —of the thirty— chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam [justice for the people, refuge and retreat]: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim [the dead, shades].

And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.  And David longed, and said— Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem [house of bread], which is by the gate!

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, 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 (the drink offering of heart posture unto the Lord).

And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do 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.

And Abishai [gift of the father], the brother of Joab [whom Jehovah has fathered], the son of Zeruiah [wounded] —was chief among three (he sure is). And he lifted up his spear [pitched tent, thrusting] against three hundred, and slew them, and —had the name [position, authority, and character] among three.

Was he not the most honorable of three? Therefore he was their captain: however he attained not unto the first three [did not remain with them always].

And Benaiah [the one Jah has built] the son of Jehoiada [the one Jehovah has known], the son of a valiant [one of virtue, valor, strength, substance] man, of Kabzeel [one whom God has gathered], 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:  And he slew an Egyptian— a goodly [favored] 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.

These things did Benaiah [the one Jah has built] the son of Jehoiada [the one Jehovah has known], and had the name among three mighty men.

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three (remained not with them). David set him over his guard [royal court in obedience].”