1 Chronicles 11

1 All the Israelites gathered to meet with David in Hebron. They told him, “We are your flesh and blood.

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

2 In recent times, even though Saul was king, you were the real leader of Israel. The Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people, and you will be the leader of my people Israel.’”

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 All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a solemn agreement with them before the Lord. There they anointed David as king of Israel, as the Lord had promised through 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 Then David and all the Israelites went to Jerusalem (formerly known as Jebus) where the Jebusites lived.

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

5 The Jebusites told David, “You will not enter here!” But David did capture the fortress of Zion, now known as 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 David had said, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will be my commander-in-chief.” Since Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the first, he became commander-in-chief.

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 David decided to love in the fortress, which is why they named it after him the City of David.

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

8 He built up the city all around it, from the Millo in a circuit all around, while Joab repaired 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 David became more and more powerful, for the Lord Almighty was with him.

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

10 These were the leaders of David's powerful warriors who, along with all the Israelites, gave him strong support in becoming king, just as the Lord had promised would happen 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 This is the list of the leading warriors who supported David: Jashobeam, son of Hachmoni, leader of the Three. Using his spear, he once killed 300 men in a single battle.

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 After him came Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the Three leading warriors.

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

13 He was with David at Pas-dammin when the Philistines gathered for battle that took place in a field full of barley. The Israelite army ran away when the Philistines attacked,

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 David and Eleazar took a stand in the middle of the field, defending their ground and killing the Philistines. The Lord saved them by giving them a great victory.

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 Another time, the Three, who were part of the Thirty leading warriors, went down to meet David when he was at the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

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 At the time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

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

17 David was feeling really thirsty, and he said, “If only someone could bring me a drink of water from the well beside the entrance gate to Bethlehem!”

(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 The Three broke through the Philistine defenses, took some water from the well at Bethelehem's gate, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it, and poured it out as an offering 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 “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “It would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives! They risked their lives to bring me a drink.” So he did not drink it. This is just some of the things the Three leading warriors did.

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 Abishai, Joab's brother, was leader of the second Three. Using his spear, he once killed 300 men, and became famous 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 He was the most highly regarded of the Three and was their commander, though he was not one of 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 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.

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 Another time he killed an Egyptian—a huge man who stood seven foot six inches tall. The Egyptian had a spear whose shaft was as thick as a weaver's rod. Benaiah attacked him with just a club, but he was able to grab the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed 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 were the kind of things Benaiah did that made him as famous as the Three leading warriors.

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

25 He was the most highly regarded of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard.

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 Other leading warriors were: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;

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

27 Shammoth the Harorite; Helez the Pelonite;

Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite.

28 Ira, son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth;

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

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite; Ilai the Ahohite;

Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite.

30 Maharai of Netophah; Heled, son of Baanah of Netophah;

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

31 Ithai, son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites; Benaiah the Pirathonite;

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

32 Hurai from the valleys of Gaash; Abiel the Arbathite;

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

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite;

Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite.

34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan, son of Shagee the Hararite;

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

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

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

36 Hepher the Mecherathite; Ahijah the Pelonite;

Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

37 Hezro the Carmelite; Naarai, son of Ezbai;

Hezro the Carmelite Naarai [the] son of Ezbai.

38 Joel the Nathan's brother; Mibhar, son of Hagri;

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

39 Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite; Joab's armor-bearer, son of Zeruiah;

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

40 Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

41 Uriah the Hittite; Zabad son of Ahlai;

Uriah the Hittite Zabad [the] son of Ahlai.

42 Adina, son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites, and the thirty who were with him;

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

43 Hanan, son of Maacah; Joshaphat the Mithnite;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

47 Eliel; Obed; and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.