2 Samuel 23:6-8

Complete Jewish Bible

⁶“But the ungodly are like thorn bushes
to be pushed aside, every one of them.
They cannot be taken in one’s hand;
⁷To touch them one uses pitchfork or spear-shaft,
and then only to burn them where they lie.”

⁸Following are the names of David’s warrior-heroes:

Yoshev-Bashevet the Tach’kmoni, chief of the three, also known as ‘Adino the ‘Etzni; he is the one who came against 800 men, whom he killed in a single encounter.

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