1 Chronicles 11

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David Anointed King of All Israel

¹Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

¹And all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

²Even in times past,^a while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

²Even in time past, even before, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel. And YHWH your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be ruler over My people Israel.’”

³So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

³And all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the face of YHWH. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH by Samuel.

David Conquers Jerusalem

⁴Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.

⁴And David went, and all Israel, to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, and there were the Jebusite, those dwelling in the land.

⁵The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.”

Nevertheless , David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

⁵And those dwelling in Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” And David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

⁶Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.”

And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

⁶And David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusite first shall be head and chief.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became head.

⁷So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.

⁷And David dwelt in the stronghold; upon thus they called it the City of David.

⁸He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces^a to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

⁸And he built the city around it, from the Millo and to the surrounding area, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁹And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.

⁹And David went, going on and becoming great, and YHWH of Hosts was with him.

David’s Mighty Men

¹⁰Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

¹⁰And these were the heads of the mighty who were unto David, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king according to the word of YHWH concerning Israel.

¹¹This is the list of David’s mighty men:

Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers;^a he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.

¹¹And these are the numbers of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear against three hundred, whom he wounded at one time.

¹²Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo^a the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.

¹²And after him was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite—he was among the three mighty men.

¹³He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

¹³He was with David at Pas-dammim, and the Philistines were gathered there for battle. And a portion of ground there was full of barley, and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹⁴But Eleazar and David stationed themselves^a in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

¹⁴And they stationed themselves in the midst of the portion, and snatched it up, and struck the Philistines. And YHWH brought about a great victory.

¹⁵Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the camp of the Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁶At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

¹⁶And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁷David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

¹⁷And David longed and said, “Who will give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

¹⁸So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead , he poured it out to the LORD,

¹⁸And the Three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and they lifted it and brought it to David. And David would not drink it, and he poured it out to YHWH,

¹⁹saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it.

Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.

¹⁹and he said, “Far be it from me, my God, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? For with their lives they brought it.” And he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.

²⁰Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three,^a and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.

²⁰And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the Three, and He wielded his spear against three hundred, killed them, and won a name among the three.

²¹He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

²¹He was doubly honored above the three, and he became captain unto them. And to the Three he did not attain.

²²And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab,^a and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

²²Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a man of valor, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: He struck down two champions of Moab, and He went down and killed the lion in the midst of a pit on the day of the snow.

²³He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall.^a Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

²³And he killed an Egyptian, a man of measure five by the cubit, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like a weavers’ beam. And he went down to him with a staff and wrested the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his own spear.

²⁴These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.

²⁴These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and to him was a name among the three mighty men.

²⁵He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.

²⁵Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, and to the three he did not attain. And David set him over his guard.

²⁶Now these were the mighty men:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁶And the mighty men of the armies: Asah-el the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite,^a

Helez the Pelonite,

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁸Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁹Sibbecai the Hushathite,

Ilai the Ahohite,

²⁹Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰Maharai the Netophathite,

Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹Ithai^a son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,

Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³¹Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³²Hurai^a from the brooks^b of Gaash,

Abiel^c the Arbathite,

³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite,^a

Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴the sons of Hashem^a the Gizonite,

Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁴the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shageh the Hararite,

³⁵Ahiam son of Sachar^a the Hararite,

Eliphal son of Ur,

³⁵Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite,

Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite,

Naarai son of Ezbai,

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan,

Mibhar son of Hagri,

³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

³⁹Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the armor of Joab son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite,

Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite,

Zabad son of Ahlai,

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

⁴²Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,

⁴²Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenite, and with him thirty,

⁴³Hanan son of Maacah,

Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴³Hanan son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashterathite,

Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁵Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,

⁴⁵Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite,

Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,

Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁷Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.