The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the
ear they will obey me.

22:46. The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their
distresses.

22:47. The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my
salvation shall be exalted:

22:48. God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,

22:49. Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from
them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.

22:50. Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles,
and will sing to thy name.

22:51. Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David
his anointed, and to his seed for ever.

2 Kings Chapter 23

The last words of David. A catalogue of his valiant men.

23:1. Now these are David's last words. David the son of Isai said: The
man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob,
the excellent psalmist of Israel said:

23:2. The spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me and his word by my
tongue.

23:3. The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the
ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God.

23:4. As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the
morning without clouds, and as the grass springeth out of the earth by
rain.

As the light, etc... So shall be the kingdom of Christ.

23:5. Neither is my house so great with God, that he should make with me
an eternal covenant, firm in all things and assured. For he is all my
salvation, and all my will: neither is there ought thereof that
springeth not up.

Neither is my house, etc... As if he should say: This everlasting
covenant was not due to my house: but purely owing to his bounty; who is
all my salvation, and my will: that is, who hath always saved me, and
granted me what I beseeched of him; so that I and my house, through his
blessing, have sprung up, and succeeded in all things.

23:6. But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which
are not taken away with hands.

23:7. And if a man will touch them, he must be armed with iron and with
the staff of a lance: but they shall be set on fire and burnt to
nothing.

23:8. These are the names of the valiant men of David: Jesbaham sitting
in the chair was the wisest chief among the three, he was like the most
tender little worm of the wood, who killed eight hundred men at one
onset.

Jesbaham... The son of Hachamoni. For this was t