aThen all Israel
gathered
to David
at Hebron
1and said
, "Behold
, we are your bone
and your flesh
.
"In 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, ` aYou shall shepherd
My people
Israel
, and you shall be prince
over
My people
Israel
.' "
So all the elders
of Israel
came
to the king
at Hebron
, and David
made
a covenant
with them in Hebron
before
the LORD
; and athey anointed
David
king
over
Israel
, baccording to the word
of the LORD
through
Samuel
.
Then David and all
Israel
went
to Jerusalem
( athat is, Jebus
); and the Jebusites
, the inhabitants
of the land
, were there
.
The inhabitants of Jebus
said
to David
, "You shall not enter
here
." Nevertheless David
captured
the stronghold
of Zion
(that is, the city
of David
).
Now David had said
, "Whoever
strikes
down
a Jebusite
first
shall be chief
and commander
." aJoab
the son
of Zeruiah
went
up first
, so he became
chief
.
Then David dwelt
in the stronghold
; therefore
it was called
the city
of David
.
He 1built the city
all
around
, from the 2Millo
even to the surrounding
area
; and Joab
3repaired
the rest
of the city
.
aDavid became
greater
and greater
, for the LORD
of hosts
was with him.
aNow these are the heads
of the mighty
men
whom
David
had, who gave
him strong
support
in his kingdom
, together
with all
Israel
, to make
him king
, baccording to the word
of the LORD
concerning
Israel
.
These constitute the list
of the mighty
men
whom
David
had: aJashobeam
, the son
of a Hachmonite
, bthe chief
of the thirty
; he lifted
up his spear
against
three
hundred
1whom he killed
at one
time
.
After him was Eleazar
the son
of aDodo
, the Ahohite
, who
was 1one of the three
mighty
men
.
He was with David at 1Pasdammim
awhen the Philistines
were gathered
together there
to battle
, and there was a plot
of ground
full
of barley
; and the people
fled
before
the Philistines
.
They took their stand
in the midst
of the plot
and defended
it, and struck
down
the Philistines
; and the LORD
saved
them by a great
1victory
.
Now three of the thirty
chief
men
went
down
to the rock
to David
, into the cave
of Adullam
, while athe army
of the Philistines
was camping
in the valley
of Rephaim
.
David was then
in the stronghold
, while athe garrison
of the Philistines
was then
in Bethlehem
.
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
!"
So 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
; nevertheless David
would
not drink
it, but poured
it out to the LORD
;
and he said, "Be it far
from me before
my God
that I should do
this
. Shall I drink
the blood
of these
men
who went 1at the risk of their lives
? For at the risk of their lives
they brought
it." Therefore he would
not drink
it. These
things
the three
mighty
men
did
.
As for 1Abshai the brother
of Joab
, he was chief
of the 2thirty
, and he swung
his spear
against
three
hundred
3and killed
them; and he had a name
as well as the 2thirty
.
Of the three in the second
rank he was the most honored
and became
their commander
; however, he did not attain
to the first three
.
aBenaiah the son
of Jehoiada
, the son
of a valiant
man
of Kabzeel
, mighty
in deeds
, struck
down
the 1two
sons of Ariel
of Moab
. He also went
down
and 2killed
a lion
inside
a pit
on a snowy
day
.
He 1killed an Egyptian
, a man
of great stature
five
2cubits
tall. Now in the Egyptian's
hand
was aa 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 1killed
him with his own spear
.
These things Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
did
, and had a name
as well as the three
mighty
men
.
Behold, he was honored
among
the thirty
, but he did not attain
to the three
; and David
appointed
him over
his guard
.
Now the mighty men
of the armies
were Asahel
the brother
of Joab
, Elhanan
the son
of Dodo
of Bethlehem
,
1Shammoth the Harorite
, Helez
the 2Pelonite
,
Ira the son
of Ikkesh
the Tekoite
, Abiezer
the Anathothite
,
1Sibbecai the Hushathite
, 2Ilai
the Ahohite
,
Maharai the Netophathite
, 1Heled
the son
of Baanah
the Netophathite
,
Ithai the son
of Ribai
of Gibeah
of the sons
of Benjamin
, Benaiah
the Pirathonite
,
1Hurai of the brooks
of Gaash
, 2Abiel
the Arbathite
,
Azmaveth the Baharumite
, Eliahba
the Shaalbonite
,
the sons of 1Hashem
the Gizonite
, Jonathan
the son
of Shagee
the Hararite
,
Ahiam the son
of 1Sacar
the Hararite
, 2Eliphal
the son
of Ur
,
Hepher the Mecherathite
, Ahijah
the Pelonite
,
Hezro the Carmelite, 1Naarai
the son
of Ezbai
,
Joel the brother
of Nathan
, Mibhar
the son
of Hagri
,
Zelek the Ammonite
, Naharai
the Berothite
, the armor
bearer
of Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
,
Ira the Ithrite
, Gareb
the Ithrite
,
Uriah the Hittite
, Zabad
the son
of Ahlai
,
Adina the son
of Shiza
the Reubenite
, a chief
of the Reubenites
, and thirty
with him,
Hanan the son
of Maacah
and Joshaphat
the Mithnite
,
Uzzia the Ashterathite
, Shama
and Jeiel
the sons
of Hotham
the Aroerite
,
Jediael the son
of Shimri
and Joha
his brother
, the Tizite
,
Eliel the Mahavite
and Jeribai
and Joshaviah
, the sons
of Elnaam
, and Ithmah
the Moabite
,
Eliel and Obed
and Jaasiel
the Mezobaite
.