‏ 1 Chronicles 11

David Made King over All Israel

1 aThen all Israel gathered to David at Hebron
Lit saying
and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘ cYou shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be leader over My people Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and dthey anointed David king over Israel, ein accordance with the word of the Lord through Samuel.

Jerusalem Is the Capital City

4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem ( fthat is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not enter here.” Nevertheless David took the mountain stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David). 6Now David had said, “Whoever is first to
Lit strike
kill a Jebusite shall be chief and commander.” hJoab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8He
Or fortified
built the city all around, from the
I.e., terraced structure
Millo to the surrounding area; and Joab
Lit revived
repaired the rest of the city.
9 lAnd David became greater and greater, for the Lord of armies was with him.

David’s Mighty Men

10 mNow these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who remained faithful to him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, nin accordance with the word of the Lord concerning Israel. 11These constitute the list of David’s mighty men: oJashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, pthe chief of the thirty; he wielded his spear against three hundred
Lit slain ones
whom he killed at one time.

12 After him was Eleazar the son of rDodo, the Ahohite, who was
Lit among
one of the three mighty men.
13He was with David at
In 1 Sam 17:1, Ephes-dammim
Pas-dammim uwhen the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of land full of barley; and the people fled from the Philistines.
14But they took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and defeated the Philistines; and the Lord saved them with a great
Or salvation
victory.

15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while wthe army of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim. 16David was then in the stronghold, while xthe garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 17And David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 18So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; however, David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord; 19and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went
Lit with their souls
at the risk of their lives? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

20 As for
In 2 Sam 23:18, Abishai
Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the
As in Syriac; MT three
thirty, and he wielded his spear against three hundred
Lit slain ones
and killed them; and he had a name
Lit among the
as well as the
As in Syriac; MT three
thirty.
21Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored, and he became their commander; however, he did not attain the reputation of the first three.

22 aeBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a warrior of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck and killed the
Or two lion-like heroes of
two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
23And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature
About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was aha spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
24Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name
Lit among the
as well as the three mighty men.
25Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the first three; and David appointed him over his bodyguard.

26 Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 27
In 2 Sam 23:25, Shammah the Harodite
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the
In 2 Sam 23:26, Paltite
Pelonite,
28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 29
In 2 Sam 23:27, Mebunnai
Sibbecai the Hushathite,
In 2 Sam 23:28, Zalmon
Ilai the Ahohite,
30Maharai the Netophathite,
In 2 Sam 23:29, Heleb
Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32
In 2 Sam 23:30, Hiddai
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash,
In 2 Sam 23:31, Abi-albon
Abiel the Arbathite,
33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34the sons of
In 2 Sam 23:32, Jashen
Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35Ahiam the son of
In 2 Sam 23:33, Sharar
Sacar the Hararite,
In 2 Sam 23:34, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37Hezro the Carmelite,
In 2 Sam 23:35, Paarai the Arbite
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 43Hanan the son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, 45Jediael the son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite, 46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, 47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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