chapter: 11
Verse 1
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Verse 2
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
Verse 3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.
Verse 4
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
Verse 5
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
Verse 6
David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
Verse 7
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
Verse 8
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
Verse 9
David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
Verse 10
Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to Yahweh’s word concerning Israel.
Verse 11
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
Verse 12
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
Verse 13
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
Verse 14
They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
Verse 15
Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Verse 16
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
Verse 17
David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Verse 18
The 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 any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
Verse 19
and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Verse 20
Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
Verse 21
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
Verse 22
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
Verse 23
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
Verse 24
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
Verse 25
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
Verse 26
The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Verse 27
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Verse 28
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
Verse 29
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Verse 30
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Verse 31
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Verse 32
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Verse 33
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
Verse 34
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
Verse 35
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
Verse 36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Verse 37
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
Verse 38
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
Verse 39
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Verse 40
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Verse 41
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Verse 42
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Verse 43
Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Verse 44
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
Verse 45
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Verse 46
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Verse 47