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2 Samuel 23:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Samuel 23:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 But the godless[a] are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be picked up with the hand;(A)
7 to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.[b]
David’s Mighty Men
8 These are the names of the warriors whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the Three;[c] he wielded his spear[d] against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.
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