David’s Last Words

23 Now these are the last words of David.

David’s Mighty Men^(H)

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: ^[b]Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among ^[c]the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. ⁹ And after him was ^(I)Eleazar the son of ^[d]Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. ¹⁰ He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was ^(J)weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to ^(K)plunder. ¹¹ And after him was ^(L)Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. ^(M)The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines. ¹² But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

¹³ Then ^(N)three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at ^(O)the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in ^(P)the Valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ David was then in ^(Q)the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” ¹⁶ So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. ¹⁷ And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not ^(R)the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it.

These things were done by the three mighty men.

¹⁸ Now ^(S)Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of ^[e]another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. ¹⁹ Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.

²⁰ Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from ^(T)Kabzeel, ^[f]who had done many deeds. ^(U)He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. ²¹ And he killed an Egyptian, ^[g]a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. ²² These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. ²³ He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him ^(V)over his guard.

^24 (W)Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, ^25 (X)Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, ²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, ²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, ²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, ²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, ³⁰ Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of ^(Y)Gaash, ³¹ Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, ³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, ^33 (Z)Shammah the ^[h]Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, ³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of ^(AA)Ahithophel the Gilonite, ^35 [i]Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, ³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of ^(AB)Zobah, Bani the Gadite, ³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), ^38 (AC)Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, ³⁹ and ^(AD)Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

A Psalm of David.

The Plot to Kill Jesus^(A)

26 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, ^2 (B)“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

^3 (C)Then the chief priests, ^[a]the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, ⁴ and ^(D)plotted to take Jesus by ^[b]trickery and kill Him. ⁵ But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the ^(E)people.”

The Anointing at Bethany^(F)

⁶ And when Jesus was in ^(G)Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. ^8 (H)But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? ⁹ For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

¹⁰ But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. ^11 (I)For you have the poor with you always, but ^(J)Me you do not have always. ¹² For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My ^(K)burial. ¹³ Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus^(L)

^14 (M)Then one of the twelve, called ^(N)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and said, ^(O)“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples^(P)

^17 (Q)Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹⁸ And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, ^(R)“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”

¹⁹ So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

^20 (S)When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. ²¹ Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will ^(T)betray Me.”

²² And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”

²³ He answered and said, ^(U)“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. ²⁴ The Son of Man indeed goes just ^(V)as it is written of Him, but ^(W)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(X)It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?”

He said to him, “You have said it.”

Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper^(Y)

^26 (Z)And as they were eating, ^(AA)Jesus took bread, ^[c]blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; ^(AB)this is My body.”

²⁷ Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ^(AC)“Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ For ^(AD)this is My blood ^(AE)of the ^[d]new covenant, which is shed ^(AF)for many for the ^[e]remission of sins. ²⁹ But ^(AG)I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on ^(AH)until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

^30 (AI)And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.