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Yishbi-B'nov, one of the sons of the giant, said that he would kill David; his spear weighed seven pounds, and he was wearing new armor.

These four were sons of the giant in Gat; they fell at the hands of David and his servants.

David said the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha'ul.

In my distress I called to Adonai ; yes, I called to my God. Out of his temple he heard my voice, and my cry entered his ears.

Smoke arose in his nostrils; and from his mouth, devouring fire, with coals blazing from it.

He lowered heaven and came down with thick darkness under his feet.

He made darkness his canopy around him, thick clouds in the skies dense with water.

" Adonai thundered from heaven, Ha‘Elyon sounded his voice.

The channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were exposed at Adonai 's rebuke, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

for all his rulings were before me, I did not depart from his regulations.

"Hence Adonai repaid me for my uprightness, according to my purity in his view.

"As for God, his way is perfect, the word of Adonai has been tested by fire; he shields all who take refuge in him.

He is a tower of salvation for his king; he displays grace to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."

"The Spirit of Adonai spoke through me, his word was on my tongue.

He stood firm and attacked the P'lishtim until his hand went into spasm, so that he couldn't let go of his sword. Adonai accomplished a great victory that day; but the people didn't return until he had finished, and then only to plunder the bodies of the dead.

Avishai the brother of Yo'av, the son of Tz'ruyah, was chief of these three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them; thus he had a reputation even among the three.

Here is how he killed an Egyptian, a man of intimidating appearance: the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, and he went down to him with only a stick, seized the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

He had more honor than the thirty, but he did not achieve the status of the first three. David put him in command of his personal guard.

David said to Gad, "This is very hard for me. Let us fall into the hand of Adonai , because his mercies are great, rather than have me fall into the hand of man."

But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Yerushalayim to destroy it, Adonai changed his mind about causing such distress and said to the angel destroying the people, "Enough! Now withdraw your hand." The angel of Adonai was at the threshing-floor of Aravnah the Y'vusi.