Chronicles I 11

1 And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we [are] your bones and your flesh.

Then did all Israel gather themselves together to David, unto Hebron, saying, —Lo! thy bone and thy flesh, are we.

2 And heretofore when Saul was king, you were he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be for a ruler over Israel.

Moreover also, in time past even when Saul was king, thou, wast he that led out and brought in Israel, —and Yahweh thy God said unto thee, Thou, shalt shepherd my people Israel, Yea, thou, shalt be chief ruler, over my people Israel.

3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

Thus came all the elders of Israel unto the king, to Hebron, and David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, —and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh, through Samuel.

4 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this [is] Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,

Then went David and all Israel to Jerusalem, the same, was Jebus, —where were the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.

5 You shall not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this [is] the city of David.

And the inhabitants of Jebus said unto David, Thou shalt not come in hither, —But David captured the citadel of Zion, the same, is the city of David.

6 And David said, Whoever first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Saruia went up first, and became chief.

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, first, shall become a chief, and a ruler, —So then Joab son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became a chief.

7 And David lived in the strong hold; therefore he called it the city of David.

And David dwelt in the citadel, —for this cause, did they call it, The City of David.

8 And he fortified the city round about.

And he built the city round about, from Millo even as far as the circuit, —but, Joab, suffered the remainder of the city to live.

9 And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.

Thus did David wax greater and yet greater, —and, Yahweh of Hosts, was with him.

10 And these [are] the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened [themselves] with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

Now, these, are the chiefs of the heroes, that pertained to David, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, —according to the word of Yahweh, concerning Israel.

11 And this [is] the list of the mighty [men] of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he drew his sword once against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

And, this, is the number of the heroes who pertained to David, —Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite, chief of the thirty, the same, brandished his spear over three hundred—slain at one time.

12 And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the Achochite: he was amongst the three mighty men.

And, after him, was Eleazar son of Dodai, the Ahohite, —he, was among the three heroes;

13 He was with David in Phasodamin, and the Philistines were gathered there to battle, and [there was] a portion of the field full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

he, was with David in Pas-dammim, where, the Philistines, were gathered together to battle, and there was a field-plot full of barley, —and, the people, fled, from before the Philistines;

14 And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and struck the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.

so they took their stand in the midst of the plot and rescued it, and smote the Philistines, —and Yahweh wrought a great victory.

15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the Philistines [was] in the giants' valley.

And three of the thirty chiefs went down upon the rock, unto David, into the cave of Adullam, —a host of Philistines, being encamped in the vale of Rephaim.

16 And David [was] then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then in Bethleem.

Now, David, then was in the stronghold, —and, a garrison of Philistines, then was in Bethlehem.

17 And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

And David longed, and said—Who will give me to drink of the water, out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate?

18 And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was within the gate, and bare it, and brought it in unto David, —yet would not David drink it, but poured it out unto Yahweh;

19 God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with [the peril of] their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty [men].

and said—Far be it from me, of my God, that I should do this! The blood of these men, shall I drink, with their lives? For, with their lives, have they brought it! So he would not drink it. These things, did the three heroes.

20 And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name amongst the [second] three.

And, Abishai brother of Joab—he, was the chief of three, he, having brandished his spear against three hundred—who were slain, —and so, he, had a name among three.

21 He was more famous than the two [others] of the three, and he was chief [over] them; yet he reached not to the [first] three.

Of the three in the second rank, was he honourable, therefore became he their captain, —though, unto the [first] three, did he not attain.

22 And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many [were] his acts for Cabasael: he struck two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and struck a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, hero of many a deed, from Kabziel—he, smote the two [sons] of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, in time of snow;

23 And he struck an Egyptian, a wonderful man five cubits [high]; and in the hand of the Egyptian [there was] a spear like a weavers' beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

he, also smote an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature, five cubits, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear like a weaver’s beam, so he went down unto him with a staff, —and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his spear.

24 These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name [was] amongst the three mighties.

These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, so, he, had a name among three heroes.

25 He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the [first] three: and David set him over his family.

Among the thirty, lo! honourable, was he, but, unto the [first] three, did he not attain, —howbeit David set him over his council.

26 And the mighty [men] of the forces [were], Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,

Now, the heroes of the forces, were, —Asahel, brother of Joab, Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem;

27 Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

Shammoth, the Harorite, Helez the Paltite;

28 Ora the son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

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

29 Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,

Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite;

30 Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son of Nooza the Netophathite,

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

31 Airi the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the Pharathonite,

Ithai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, —Benaiah, the Pirathonite;

32 Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabaethite,

Hurai, of the torrents of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite;

33 Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,

Azmaveth, the Baharumite, Eliahba, the Shaalbonite;

34 the son of Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,

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

35 Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of Thyrophar

Ahiam, son of Sacar, the Hararite, Eliphal, son of Ur;

36 the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

37 Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,

Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai;

38 Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,

Joel, brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri;

39 Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia,

Zelek, the Ammonite, —Naharai, the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

40 Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,

Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite;

41 Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,

Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai;

42 Adina son of Saeza, a chief of Ruben, and thirty with him,

Adina, son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites and over the thirty;

43 Anan the son of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,

Hanan, son of Maacah, and Joshaphat, the Mithnite;

44 Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the Ararite,

Uzzia, the Ashterathite, —Shama, and Jeiel, sons of Hotham, the Aroerite;

45 Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,

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

46 Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama the Moabite,

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

47 Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.