2 Samuel 23:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶But godless people are like thorns that are thrown away;
no one can touch them barehanded.
⁷You must use an iron tool or a spear;
they will be burned completely.^[a]

David's Famous Soldiers^(A)

⁸These are the names of David's famous soldiers: the first was Josheb Basshebeth from Tachemon, who was the leader of “The Three”;^[b] he fought with his spear^[c] against eight hundred men and killed them all in one battle.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 23:7 Verses 6-7 in Hebrew are unclear.
2 Samuel 23:8 One ancient translation “The Three”; Hebrew the third.
2 Samuel 23:8 Probable text (see 1 Ch 11.11) he fought with his spear; Hebrew unclear.