II. Samvuen XXII. 16.

number; and he also was born to the
giant.
21 And when he “defied ~Israél, Jona- than the_son_of Shimeah the_brother_ of David slew him.
22 These four were_born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the_hand_of David, and by the-hand_of his servants.
22 AND David spake unto the Lorp -the_words_of «this xsong in the_ day_that the Lorp had_delivered him out_of the_hand_of all his enemies, and out_of the_hand_of Saul: 2 And he said, “I The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ;
3 The_=God_of my rock ; in Him will_|3.
I_trust :
He is my shield, and the_horn_of my salvation,
My high_tower, and my refuge,
My Saviour; Thou savest me from violence.
41 will_call_on ‘the Lorp, who is|—
worthy_to_be_praised : So shall_I_be_saved from mine ene- mies. 5 When the_waves_of death com- passed me, The _ floods _ of % ungodly _ men tmade_me_afraid ; 6 The_c sorrows_of / hell compassed_ me_about ; The_snares_of death ca prevented
me; 7 In my distress I tealled_upon J the Lorp, And cried to my =God: And He did_hear my voice out_of His temple, And my cry did enter into His
ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trem- bled ; Soe Mare OE x=heaven mioy- e And shook, because He was_wroth. 9 There_went_up a smoke ‘out_of His nostrils, And fire out_of His mouth 'de- voured : Coals were_kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came_down : And darkness was under His feet. il And He rode upon a cherub, and did_fly : And He was_seen upon the_wings_ of the wind. 12 And He made darkness pavilions round_about Him, ¢Dark waters, and thick_clouds of the s skies. 13 Through the brightness before Him were coals_of fire kindled. 14) The Lorp thundered from =heayen, And the most_High uttered His voice. 15 And He sent_out arrows, and scat- tered them ; Lightning, and discomfited them. 16 And the_channels_of the sea ap- peared, The _foundations_of the world hwere r discovered,
B.C. about 1018.
21. Seech. 13, 3. 1Sam. 16.9. 1Chr, 2.13; 20. 7.
T. or Te- proached,
DAVID'Ss - SONG OF VICTORY Con- FIDENCE. 1018. 1!4. Ps. 18. 1
a Jehovah.
Luke 1. 69. Proy. 18.10. Ps. 59. 16.
DISTRESS. 5-7. Ps. 18. 446.
b. Belial.
ce. or cords. ot shedl, Gk. hades.
ca. came. before.
JEHOVAH'S INTER- FERENCE.
8-16. Ps. 18. 7-15.
i. or in His wrath.
10. Ex. 20, 21. 1 Kin. 8. 12. Ps, 97. 2.
11, Ps. 104. 3.
t. or the. gathering- of waters.
8, skies, Heb. shakhakim, Srom shah- khak, to bruise in pieces.
7. revealed,
|
laid. At the_rebuking_of 4 the Lorp, bare.
268
SamvuE. XXII. 17.
B.C. 1018. br. breath_of theSpirit_
of His anger. DELIVER- ANCE. 17-20. Ps. 18. 16-19.
ca. came- before.
RE- COMPENCE. 21-25. Ps. 13. 20-24.
p. perfect, Heb.
tahmim,
db. before His eyes.
26-30. Ps. 13. 25-29.
g- or gra- cious.
p. perfect. *
8. strong- man.
-
a.ora wrestler.
J. Jehovah.
31, 32. Ps. 18. 30, 31.
e. El, God, singular. r. refined.
Elohim, plural,
DIVINE IN- STRUCTION. 33-35. Ps. 18. 32-34.
J. fortress.
Jo. for the war.
b, or brass. be. bent. Con- FIDENCE. 36-46. Ps. 18, 35-45.
At the_?r blast_of the_breath_of His nostrils. 17 He tsent from above, He ttook me ; He ‘drew me out_of many waters ; 18 He ‘delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from +them_that_hated me: For they were_too_strong for me. 19 They ca prevented me in the_day_
of my calamity : But J the Lorp was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a xlarge_place : He ‘delivered me, because He de- lighted in me. 213 The Lorp trewarded me accord- ing_to my righteousness : According_to the_cleanness_of my hands thath - He ~recompensed
me, 22 For I shave_kept the_ways_of / the Lorp, And -haye not wickedly_departed from my =God. 23 For all His judgments were before
me: And as for His statutes, tI did not depart from them.
24 T was also pupright before Him,
And have_kept_myself from mine iniquity.
2% Therefore Jthe Lorp hath_recom- pensed me according_to my right- eousness ;
According_to my cleanness ? in His eye_sight.
26 With the ymerciful Thou wilt_ shew_Thyself_y merciful,
And with the p upright s man Thou wilt_shew_Thyself_» upright.
27 With the pure Thou wilt_shew_ Thyself_pure ;
And with the froward Thou wilt_ shew_Thyself_a unsavoury.
28 And theaftlicted ~people Thou wilt_ save :
But Thine eyes =haughty,
That Thou tnayest_bring_them_ down.
29 For Thou art my lamp, O_) Lorp:
And ‘the Lorp will_lighten my darkness.
30 ab ok by Thee I thave_run_through a
By na FGod thave_I_leaped_over a
are upon the
31 As for e x-God, His way is perfect : The_word_of 3 the Lorp is rtried : He is a buckler to all xthem_that
trust in Him.
82 For who ts ¢ ~God, save J the Lorp ?
me; So that my «feet did not slip. a. an 38 | thave_pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them ; And turned not again until I had_ consumed them: 39 And I haye_consumed them, and wounded them, That they tcould not arise: Mess they are_fallen under my eet. 4 For Thou hast_girded me with strength to xbattle : 4Them_that_rose_up_against me thast-Thou_¢ subdued under me. 41 Thou thastalso given me the_necks_ of mine enemies, That I might_destroy +them_that_
hate me. 42 They looked, but there was none 4to_save ; Even unto Jthe Lorp, but He an- swered them not. 43 Then did_I_heat_them_as_small_as the_dust_of the earth, I ‘did_stamp them as the_mire_of the =street, And ‘did spread_them_abroad. 44 Thou also t_delivered me from the_strivings_of my —people, ‘Thou thast_Kept me to be head_of the »=heathen: ; A -people which I knew not shall_ serveme. 4 ,sStrangers shall_/ submit _them- selves unto me: a As_soon_as they hear, they shall_ be_obedient unto me, 46 ,s Strangers shall_fade_away, .. And they shall_be_afraid out_of} h their close_places.
c. causedt bow.
471 The Lorp liveth; and blessed be| Pra
my Rock; 47-51. P
And exalted_be the_=God_of the_| 46-50 Rock_of my salvation.
48 It is ex-God that gavengeth me,
And +that_bringeth_down the=peo-| s# ple under me, ave
49 And that_bringeth_me_ferth from mine enemies :
Thou also thast_lifted_me_up_on_ high above +them_that_rose_up_ against ay
Thou 'hast_delivered me from the violent ‘man. i. ish.
50 Therefore I will_c give_thanks unto | 50. Rom. Thee, O_’ Lorp, among the »=hea-| 9 n
then, aud i _ uu sineraiees unto Thy 51 He e = athe tower_of salvation for His
And who is a rock, save our =God? king : ie 83 ex-God is my strength and power: And 4sheweth g mercy to His an-} 9. grace, And He maketh my way perfect. ointed, favour, °41He_maketh my feet like xhinds’ Unto David, and to his -seed for eet : evermore.” And tsetteth me upon my high_ : places. NOW these be the last words_of| Tue % 1He_teacheth my hands /oto a David. Worps ¢ xwar ; David the_son_of Jesse 4said, Daya
So that a bow_of dsteel -is_ve broken by mine arms. 86 Thouhast also given me the_shield_ of Thy salvation : And Thy gentleness thath_made_ me-great.
And the sman who was raised_up|s. s
on_high, ie The_anointed_of the_=God_of Ja-| {hr
cob, And the_sweet psalmist_of Israél, said,
264
q :
oa SamvueEL XXIII. 2.
B.C. 1018.| 2 “The_Spirit_of 7 the Lorp spake ‘by 2. 2 Pet. i. 21. me, J. Jehovah. And His :¢ word was in my tongue. ‘or in-ying.| ° The-=God_of Israél said,
, s The_Rock_of Israél spake to me, a. Heb. +He_that_ruleth over «men must
ahdahm. be just, Ruling i in the_fear_of =God.
theless he would not drink thereof, but) B.C. 1018.
Il. Samven XXIII. 39. i
poured it out unto /the Lorp. is. Jehovah.
17 And he said, “Be_it_far from me,| O_! Lorp, that I should_do this: is not this the blood_of the «men that went e. anah- in jeopardy_of_their_s lives?” therefore shim. he would not drink it. These_ Ee souk did these three mighty_men.
4 Prov.4.18.| 4 And He shall be as the_light_of the 18 And a Abishai, the_brother_ of Joab,| 18,19. 1CAR. eae morning, when the sun triseth, | the_son_of Zeruiah, .* was chief among) 11.20, 21. ™. . Even a morning without clouds; | xthree. And he -lifted_up his
As the tender_grass springing out. against three hundred, and slew them,) gifts. of the earth and had the name among xthree. | nr. he: By clear_shining after rain. 19 Was he not most_honourable of|
5.Ch.7.14 | 5 Although my house be not so with | «:xthree? therefore he was their cap-|,s. second. as &. e-God; tain : howbeit he attained not unto the
«. El, God, Yet He hath made with me an ever- | first three. gngular. lasting covenant, 20 And > Benaiah the_son_ofJehoiada, | 20-23. 1 Cur.
Ordered in all things, and sure: the_son_of a valiant ‘man, of Kabzeel,| 4.22. For this is all my salvation, and all | 9 who had_done_many acts, ‘re slew my desire, llionlike_men of Moab: he went_down) Jehovah.
Although He 'make i¢ not to grow. | also and «slew @ “lion in the_midst_of + ish.
6,7. Matt.13.) © But the sons of Belial shall be all) a xpit in time_of xsnow: [aaeneae 08. of them as thorns thrust_away, 21 And keslew an-Egyptian,«a goodly |zjionsof | thal Because they cannot tbe taken | ¢man: and the Egyptian had a spear) “God, Heb. |
with hands: in his hand: but he went_down to him) 37- -
i. ish. 7 But the iman that shall_touch| with @ xstaff, and plucked -the spear|“sppear |
7. filled. _ them'must_be_/fenced_with iron | out_of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew) ance. |
and the-_staff_of a spear ; him with his_own spear. 1 Chr. 11.33, And they shall_be_utterly tburned| = These things did Benaiah the_son_| 3™2"-0f with xfire in the same place.” of Jehoiada, and had the name among) Daviv's 8 These be the_names_of the mighty_| three xmighty_men. ‘“Miesty |men whom David had: The ‘Tach-| » He was more_honourable than the MEN. monite -that_sat in the seat, chief thirty, but he attained not to the first
a 1 /among the captains; the_same was| three. And David set him over his Compare. |* Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear | guard. | aa Tach- against eight hundred, #! whom_he_slew 2a Asahél the_brother_of Joab was|2s39.1CxR. oe at one time. G one of the ys n. re | beAdino 9 And after him was ¢Eleazar the_ Elhanan the_son_of Dodo_of Beth- | % AS ‘the Eznite, |son_of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the lehem, God. |
Whose |three mighty_men with David, when| Shammah the Harodite,
Miecesr’ they defied the Philistines that were| __Elika the Harodite, slain. there gathered_together to xbattle,and| 26 Helez the Paltite, , 10.1 CHR. the. *men_of Israél were_gone_away : Tra the_son_of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
. ieee. 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines| * Abiezer the Anethothite,
e.Bleazar, | Until his hand was_weary, and his hand | Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Whom God/clave unto the sword: and ‘the Lorp,| 2 Zalmon the Ahohite, ee te ht a great sa victory xthat xday ; Maharai the Netophathite, |
Jehovah. and e people returned after him only 2 Heleb the_son_of Baanah, a il. tophathite,
to spo’
11 And after him was s Shammah the_ son_of Agee the Hararite. And the ‘Stains, Philistines were_gathered_together in-
toa troop, where was a piece_of xground ae full of lentiles: and the -people fied | Desolation. | from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the_midst_of the ground, and defended it, and slew -the Philistines : and Jthe Lorp wrought a great sa victory. | WATER 13 And three of the thirty chief went_ | FROM THE | down, and came to David in the harvest_ Well Jiime unto the_cave_of Adullam: and | _ |\the_troop_of the Philistines pitched in sar). 1 CR. the_valley_of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in a@ xhold,
ai iSsm.22 and the_garrison_of the Philistines was strong. | then in Beth-lehem.
\d 15 And David longed, and said, ® “Oh_
that one_would_give me drink_of the_
water_of the_well_of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!”
16 And the three xmighty_men brake_
st Geicas.
2"
through the_chost_of the Philistines, | Z and. drew_water out_of the_wellof ea Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took zt, and brought it to David: never-
Ittaithe_son_of Ribai out of Gibeah | | of the_schildren_of Benjamin, ss. 3° Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the_brooks_of Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, | Azmayveth the Barhumite, ®2 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Of the_sons_of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the_son_of Sharar the Ha-
rarite, 34 Eliphelet the_son_of Shasbai, the_ son_of the Maachathite, | | Eliam the_son_of Ahithophel the | Gilonite, | | % Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, | 36 Igal the_son_of Nathan of Zobah, | Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armour-|.. @, o ol bearer to Joab the_son_of Ze-soniv3¢| ruiah, == The | 38 Tra an Ithrite, i omission of Gareb an =Ithrite, | Sees 3° Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven’ in_all.**
sons.
remark- able.
K3
Il. Samurn XXIV. 1.
B.C. 1017. DAVID
J. Jehovah. s. i.e. Satan, see 1 Chr.
Triune God.
J. force.
THE PEOPLE NUMBERED.
b. brook, or valley, Heb. nakhal.
p. passed- round.
| theland, they came to Jerusalem at the_
ISRAEL
WARRIORS. JUDAH 500,000.
9, 10.1 CHR. 21. 5, 6, and see 1 CHR, 27. 23, 24.
i. ish. DAVID'S Con- FESSION,
10. 1 CHR. 21. 7, 8.
J. Jehovah.
c. cause_to- pass_over.
DAVID'S CHOICE.
11-14. 1 CHR.
21. 9-13.
e. consider, or know.