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But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him: “You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath of Gath. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.

These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.

David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.

I called to the Lord in my distress;I called to my God.From his temple he heard my voice,and my cry for help reached his ears.

Smoke rose from his nostrils,and consuming fire came from his mouth;coals were set ablaze by it.

He bent the heavens and came down,total darkness beneath his feet.

From the radiance of his presence,blazing coals were ignited.

The Lord thundered from heaven;the Most High made his voice heard.

The depths of the sea became visible,the foundations of the world were exposedat the rebuke of the Lord,at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide meand have not disregarded his statutes.

So the Lord repaid meaccording to my righteousness,according to my cleanness in his sight.

God—his way is perfect;the word of the Lord is pure.He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

He is a tower of salvation for his king;he shows loyalty to his anointed,to David and his descendants forever.

The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,his word was on my tongue.

but Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.

but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Three. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

He also killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.

He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.