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2 Samuel 23:6-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 23:6-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
6 But godless men[a] are all like thorns that are thrown away;
for they cannot be taken with the hand;
7 but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.”[b]
David’s Mighty Men
8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshe′beth a Tah-che′monite; he was chief of the three;[c] he wielded his spear[d] against eight hundred whom he slew at one time.
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- 2 Samuel 23:6 Heb worthlessness
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Heb fire in the sitting
- 2 Samuel 23:8 Or captains
- 2 Samuel 23:8 1 Chron 11.11: Heb obscure
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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