2 Samuel 23:6-8

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⁶But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;
they can never be picked up by hand.
⁷The man who touches them
must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear.
They will be completely burned up on the spot.

Exploits of David’s Warriors

⁸These are the names of David’s warriors:^(A)

Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the officers.^[a] He wielded his spear^[b] against eight hundred men that he killed at one time.

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Footnotes

23:8 Some Hb mss, LXX read Three
23:8 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, LXX read He was Adino the Eznite

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