1 Chronicles 11
Revised Geneva Translation
11 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David, to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bones and your flesh.
2 “And in time past, even when Saul was king, you led Israel out and in. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall feed My people Israel. And you shall be captain over My people Israel.’”
3 So, all the elders of Israel came to the king, to Hebron. And David made a covenant with them in Hebron, before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the Word of the LORD, by the hand of Samuel.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus), where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the tower of Zion, which is the City of David.
6 And David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be the chief and captain.” So Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first and was captain.
7 And David dwelt in the tower. Therefore, they called it the City of David.
8 And he built the city on every side, from Millo all around. And Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 And David prospered and grew; for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
10 Also, these are the chiefs of the valiant men who were with David and joined their force with him in his kingdom with all Israel, to make him king over Israel, according to the Word of the LORD.
11 And this is the number of the valiant men whom David had: Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni, the chief among thirty. He lifted up his spear against three hundred, whom he killed at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar, the son of [c]Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three valiant men.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim. And the Philistines were gathered together to battle there. And there was a parcel of ground full of barley. And the people fled before the Philistines.
14 And they stood in the midst of the field and saved it and killed the Philistines. So, the LORD gave a great victory.
15 And three of the thirty captains went to a rock, to David, into the cave of Adullam. And the army of the Philistines camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 And when David was in the stronghold, the Philistines garrison was at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, “Oh, that one would give me drink from the water of the well of Bethlehem that is at the gate.”
18 Then these three broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it, but poured it out as an oblation to the LORD,
19 and said, “Do not let my God allow me to do this. Should I drink the blood of these men’s lives? For they have jeopardized their lives to bring it.” Therefore, he would not drink it. These things these three mighty men did.
20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them and had the name among the three.
21 Among the three he was more honorable than the other two; and he was their captain. But he did not seek a place among the three.
22 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada (the son of a valiant man), who had done many acts, and was of Kabzeel, killed two strong men of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit, in time of snow.
23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature (five cubits tall). And a spear like a weaver’s beam was in the Egyptian’s hand. And he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
24 These things Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did. And he had the name among the three worthies.
25 Behold, he was honorable among thirty. But he did not seek a place among the three. And David made him one of his counselors.
26 These were also valiant men of war: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah (of the children of Benjamin), Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the rivers of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Harite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina (the son of Shiza the Reubenite), a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him.
43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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