1 Chronicles 11

1 Then all Israel gathered themselues to Dauid vnto Hebron, saying, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh.

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

2 And in time past, euen when Saul was King, thou leddest Israel out and in: and the Lord thy God sayde vnto thee, Thou shalt feede my people Israel, and thou shalt be captaine ouer my people 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 So came all the Elders of Israel to the King to Hebron, and Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord. And they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of 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 Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem, which is Iebus, where were the Iebusites, the inhabitants of the land.

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

5 And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid, Thou shalt not come in hither. Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion, which is the city of Dauid.

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 Dauid sayd, Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first, shalbe the chiefe and captaine. So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp, and was captaine.

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 Dauid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the citie of Dauid.

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

8 And he built the citie on euery side, from Millo euen round about, and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie.

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 Dauid prospered, and grewe: for the Lord of hostes was with him.

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

10 These also are the chiefe of the valiant men that were with Dauid, and ioyned their force with him in his kingdome with al Israel, to make him King ouer Israel, according to the worde of the Lord.

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 nomber of the valiant men whome Dauid had, Iashobeam the sonne of Hachmoni, the chiefe among thirtie: he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, whom he slewe 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 was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the three valiant men.

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

13 He was with Dauid at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistims were gathered together to battel: and there was a parcell of ground full of barley, and the people fled before the Philistims.

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 they stood in the middes of the field, and saued it, and slewe the Philistims: so the Lord gaue a great victorie.

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 thirtie captaines went to a rocke to Dauid, into the caue of Adullam. And the armie of the Philistims camped in the valley of Rephaim.

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 when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem.

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

17 And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at 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 Then these three brake thorowe the hoste of the Philistims, and drewe water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid: but Dauid would not drinke of it, but powred it for an oblation to the Lord,

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 And said, Let not my God suffer me to do this: should I drinke the blood of these mens liues? for they haue brought it with the ieopardie of their liues: therefore he would not drinke it: these things did these three mightie 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 Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the 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 Among the three he was more honourable then the two, and he was their captaine: but he attained not vnto 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 Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada (the sonne of a valiant man) which had done many actes, and was of Kabzeel, he slewe two strong men of Moab: he went downe also and slewe a lion in the middes of a pit in time of snowe.

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 slewe an Egyptian, a man of great stature, euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame: and he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.

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 Benaiah ye sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.

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

25 Behold, he was honourable among thirtie, but he attained not vnto the first three. And Dauid made him of his counsell.

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

26 These also were valiant men of warre, Asahel the brother of Ioab, Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

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

27 Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite,

Shammoth, the Harorite, Helez the Paltite;

28 Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

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

29 Sibbecai the Husathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite;

30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled ye sonne of Baanah the Netophathite,

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

31 Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Beniamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

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

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

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

33 Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Shaalbonite,

Azmaveth, the Baharumite, Eliahba, the Shaalbonite;

34 The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite, Ionathan the sonne of Shageh the Harite,

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

35 Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the sonne of Vr,

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

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahiiah the Pelonite,

Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the sonne of Ezbai,

Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai;

38 Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the sonne of Haggeri,

Joel, brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri;

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour bearer of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah,

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

40 Ira the Ithrite, Garib the Ithrite,

Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite;

41 Vriah the Hittite, Zabad the sonne of Ahlai,

Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai;

42 Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite, a captaine of the Reubenites, and thirtie with him,

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

43 Hanan the sonne of Maachah, and Ioshaphat the Mithnite,

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

44 Vzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Ieiel the sonnes of Otham the Aroerite,

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

45 Iediael the sonne of Shimri, and Ioha his brother the Tizite,

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

46 Eliel the Mahauite, and Ieribai and Ioshauiah the sonnes of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

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

47 Eliel and Obed, and Iaasiel the Mesobaite.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.