1 Chronicles 11

1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh.

And they gathered together all Israel to David Hebron towards saying here! [are] bone your and flesh your we.

2 Yesterday also, and the day before when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: for the Lord thy God said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt; be ruler over them.

Both yesterday as well as three days ago also when was Saul king you [were] the [one who] led out and the [one who] brought Israel and he said Yahweh God your to you you you will shepherd people my Israel and you you will be ruler over people my Israel.

3 So all the ancients of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before the Lord: and they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke in the hand of Samuel.

And they came all [the] elders of Israel to the king Hebron towards and he made to them David a covenant at Hebron before Yahweh and they anointed David to king over Israel according to [the] word of Yahweh by [the] hand of Samuel.

4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.

And he went David and all Israel Jerusalem it [was] Jebus and [were] there the Jebusite[s] [the] inhabitants of the land.

5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: Thou shalt not come in here. But David took the castle of Sion, which is the city of David.

And they said [the] inhabitants of Jebus to David not you will enter here and he captured David [the] stronghold of Zion it [was] [the] city of David.

6 And he said: Whosoever shall first strike the Jebusites, shall be the head and chief captain. And Joab the son of Sarvia went up first, and was made the general.

And he had said David any [one who] strikes down a Jebusite at the first he will become a chief and a commander and he went up at the first Joab [the] son of Zeruiah and he became a chief.

7 And David dwelt in the castle, and therefore it was called the city of David.

And he dwelt David in the fortress there-fore people called it [the] city of David.

8 And he built the city round about from Mello all round, and Joab built the rest of the city.

And he built the city from round about from the Millo and to the surroundings and Joab he restored [the] remainder of the city.

9 And David went on growing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.

And he went David continuously and becoming great and Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

10 These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.

And these [were] [the] chiefs of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David who held strongly with him in kingdom his with all Israel to make king him according to [the] word of Yahweh on Israel.

11 And this is the number of the heroes of David: Jesbaam the son of Hachamoni the chief among the thirty: he lifted up his spear against three hundred wounded by him at one time.

And these [are] [the] number of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David Jashobeam a son of a Hacmonite [was] [the] chief of (the officers *Q(K)*) he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain at a time one.

12 And after him was Eleazar his uncle’s son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

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

13 He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines.

He he was with David at Pas Dammim and the Philistines they were gathered there for battle and it was [the] portion of the field full barley and the people they fled from before [the] Philistines.

14 But these men stood in the midst of the field, and defended it: and they slew the Philistines, and the Lord gave a great deliverance to his people.

And they took their stand in [the] middle of the portion and they defended it and they struck down [the] Philistines and he delivered Yahweh a deliverance great.

15 And three of the thirty captains went down to the rock, wherein David was, to the cave of Odollam, when the Philistines encamped in the valley of Raphaim.

And they went down three of the thirty chief to the rock to David to [the] cave of Adullam and [the] camp of [the] Philistines [was] encamped in [the] valley of [the] Rephaites.

16 And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in Bethlehem.

And David then [was] in the stronghold and [the] garrison of [the] Philistines then [was] at Beth-lehem.

17 And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.

(And he craved *Q(k)*) David and he said who? will he give to drink me water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [is] at the gate.

18 And these three broke through the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, which was in the gate, and brought it to David to drink: and he would not drink of it, but rather offered it to the Lord,

And they broke through the three in [the] camp of [the] Philistines and they drew water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [was] at the gate and they carried [them] and they brought [them] to David and not he was willing David to drink them and he poured out them to Yahweh.

19 Saying: God forbid that I should do this in the sight of my God, and should drink the blood of these men: for with the danger of their lives they have brought me the water. And therefore he would not drink. These things did the three most valiant.

And he said far be it to me from God my from doing this [thing] ¿ [the] blood of the men these will I drink by lives their for by lives their they brought them and not he was willing to drink them these [things] they did [the] three the mighty [men].

20 And Abisai the brother of Joab, he was chief of three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,

And Abishai [the] brother of Joab he he was [the] chief of the three and he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain (and [belonged] to him *Q(K)*) a name with the three.

21 And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three.

More than the three by twofold [he was] honored and he became of them a commander and to the three not he came.

22 Banaias the son of Joiada, a most valiant man, of Cabseel, who had done many acts: he slew the two ariels of Moab: and he went down, and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in the time of snow.

Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] a son of a man of strength great of deeds from Kabzeel he he struck down two Ariel of Moab and he he went down and he struck down the lion in [the] midst of the pit on [the] day of the snow.

23 And he slew an Egyptian, whose stature was of five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam: and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked away the spear, that he held in his hand, and slew him with his own spear.

And he he struck down the man Egyptian a man of stature - five by the cubit and [was] in [the] hand of the Egyptian a spear like a beam of weavers and he went down to him with the club and he tore away the spear from [the] hand of the Egyptian and he killed him with own spear his.

24 These things did Banaias the son of Joiada, who was renowned among the three valiant ones,

These [things] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name with three the mighty [men].

25 And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.

More than the thirty there he [was] honored he and to the three not he came and he appointed him David over bodyguard his.

26 Moreover the most valiant men of the army, were Asahel brother of Joab, and Elchanan the son of his uncle of Bethlehem,

And [the] mighty [men] of strength Asah-el [the] brother of Joab Elhanan [the] son of Dodo from Beth-lehem.

27 Sammoth an Arorite, Helles a Phalonite,

Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite.

28 Ira the son of Acces a Thecuite, Abiezer an Anathothite,

Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Anathothite.

29 Sobbochai a Husathite, Ilai an Ahohite,

Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite.

30 Maharai a Netophathite, Heled the son of Baana a Netophathite,

Maharai the Netophathite Heled [the] son of Baanah the Netophathite.

31 Ethai the son of Ribai of Gabaath of the sons of Benjamin, Banal a Pharathonite,

Ittai [the] son of Ribai from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin. Benaiah the Pirathonite.

32 Hurai of the torrent Gaas, Abiel an Arbathite, Azmoth a Bauramite, Eliaba a Salabonite,

Hurai from [the] wadis of Gaash. Abiel the Arbathite.

33 The sons of Assem a, Gezonite, Jonathan the son of Sage an Ararite,

Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite.

34 Ahiam the son of Sachar an Ararite,

[the] sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan [the] son of Shageh the Hararite.

35 Eliphal the son of Ur,

Ahiam [the] son of Sakar the Hararite Eliphal [the] son of Ur.

36 Hepher a Mecherathite, Ahia a Phelonite,

Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

37 Hesro a Carmelite, Naarai the son of Azbai,

Hezro the Carmelite Naarai [the] son of Ezbai.

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibahar the son of Agarai.

Joel [the] brother of Nathan Mibhar [the] son of Hagri.

39 Selec an Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia.

Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite [the] bearer of [the] weapons of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah.

40 Ira a Jethrite, Gareb a Jethrite,

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

41 Urias a Hethite, Zabad the son of Oholi,

Uriah the Hittite Zabad [the] son of Ahlai.

42 Adina the son of Siza a Rubenite the prince of the Rubenites, and thirty with him:

Adina [the] son of Shiza the Reubenite a chief of the Reubenite[s] and with him thirty [warriors].

43 Hanan the son of Maacha, and Josaphat a Mathanite,

Hanan [the] son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite.

44 Ozia an Astarothite, Samma, and Jehiel the sons of Hotham an Arorite,

Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama (and Jeiel *Q(K)*) [the] sons of Hotham the Aroerite.

45 Jedihel the son of Zamri, and Jobs his brother a Thosaite,

Jediael [the] son of Shimri and Joha brother his the Tizite.

46 Eliel a Mithumite, and Jeribai, and Josaia the sons of Elnaim, and Jethma a Moabite,

Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah [the] sons of Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite.

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel of Masobia.

Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.