Holy Bible Aionian Edition® ~ English---British-English-Septuagint-2012 ~ 1-Chronicles Chapter 11

< Chronicles I 11 >

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

Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your flesh and bone.

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.

In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become a 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.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel. In this way, the word of Yahweh that had been declared by Samuel came true.

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,

David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). Now the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

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

The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” But David took the stronghold of Zion, that 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.

David had said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become chief and commander.” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first, so he was made the chief.

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

Then David began to live in the stronghold. So they called it the city of David.

8 And he fortified the city round about.

He built the city all around from the Millo and back to the surrounding wall. Joab restored the rest of the city.

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

David became greater and greater because 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.

These were the leaders David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, obeying 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.

This is a list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, was commander of the officers. He killed three hundred men with his spear on one occasion.

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

After him was Eleazar son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

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 at Pas Dammim, and there the Philistines assembled together for battle, where there was a barley field and the army fled from 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.

They stood in the middle of the field. They defended it and cut down the Philistines and Yahweh rescued them with 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.

Then three of the thirty leaders went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

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

At that time David was in his stronghold, a cave, while the Philistines had established their camp at Bethlehem.

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

David was longing for water and said, “If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by 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,

So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to 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].

Then he said, “May it be that I should never do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who have risked their lives?” Because they had put their lives at risk, David refused to drink it. These were the deeds of the three mighty men.

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.

Abishai brother of Joab was captain over the Three. He once used his spear against three hundred and killed them. He is mentioned along with the 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, he was given double honor and became their captain, even though he was not one of them.

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 was a brave warrior from Kabzeel, who did great deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion on a day when the snow was falling.

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 even killed an Egyptian, a man five cubits tall. The Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's beam, but he went down to him with only a staff. He seized the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

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

Benaiah son of Jehoiada did these feats, and he was named alongside the three mighty men.

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

He was more highly regarded than the thirty soldiers in general, but he was not regarded quite as highly as the three mighty men. Yet David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

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

The mighty men were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

27 Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

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,

Sibbekai 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 Benjamin's descendants, Benaiah the Pirathonite,