23:21. He also slew an Egyptian, a man worthy to be a sight, having a spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a rod, and forced the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. 23:22. These things did Banaias the son of Joiada. 23:23. And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained not to the first three: and David made him of his privy council. 23:24. Asael the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elehanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem. 23:25. Semma of Harodi, Elica of Harodi, 23:26. Heles of Phalti, Hira the son of Acces of Thecua, 23:27. Abiezer of Anathoth, Mobonnai of Husati, 23:28. Selmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 23:29. Heled the son of Baana, also a Netophathite, Ithai the son of Ribai of Gabaath of the children of Benjamin, 23:30. Banaia the Pharathonite, Heddai of the torrent Gaas, 23:31. Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Beromi, 23:32. Eliaba of Salaboni. The sons of Jassen, Jonathan, 23:33. Semma of Orori, Aliam the son of Sarar the Arorite, 23:34. Eliphelet the son of Aasbai the son of Machati, Eliam the son of Achitophel the Gelonite, 23:35. Hesrai of Carmel, Pharai of Arbi, 23:36. Igaal the son of Nathan of Soba, Bonni of Gadi, 23:37. Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia, 23:38. Ira the Jethrite, Gareb also a Jethrite; 23:39. Urias the Hethite, thirty and seven in all. 2 Kings Chapter 24 David numbereth the people: God sendeth a pestilence, which is stopt by David's prayer and sacrifice. 24:1. And the anger of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and stirred up David among them, saying: Go, number Israel and Juda. Stirred up, etc... This stirring up was not the doing of God, but of Satan; as it is expressly declared, 1 Chron. or Paralip. 21.1. 24:2. And the king said to Joab the general of his army: Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the people that I may know the number of them. 24:3. And Joab said to the king: The Lord thy God increase thy people, and make them as many more as they are now, and again multiply them a hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king: but what meaneth my lord the king by this kind of thing? 24:4. But the king's words prevailed over the words of Joab, and of the captains of the army: and Joab, and the captains of the soldiers went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 24:5. And when they had passed the Jordan, they came to Aroer to the right side of the city, which is in the vale of Gad. 24:6. And by Jazer they passed into Galaad, and to the lower land of Hodsi, and they came into the woodlands of Dan. And going about by Sidon, 24:7. They passed near the walls of Tyre, and all the land of the Hevite, and the Chanaanite, and they came to the south of Juda into Bersabee: