1 Chronicles 11

1 And all Israel is gathered to David at Hebron, saying, “Behold, we [are] your bone and your flesh;

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

2 even in time past, even in Saul’s being king, it is you who are taking out and bringing in Israel, and your God YHWH says to you: You feed My people Israel, and you are leader over My people Israel.”

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.

3 And all [the] elderly of Israel come to the king at Hebron, and David makes a covenant with them in Hebron before YHWH, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH by the hand of Samuel.

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.

4 And David goes, and all Israel, to Jerusalem—it [is] Jebus—and the Jebusite [is] there, the inhabitants of the land.

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

5 And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, “You do not come in here”; and David captures the fortress of Zion—it [is] the City of David.

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

6 And David says, “Whoever strikes the Jebusite first becomes head and prince”; and Joab son of Zeruiah goes up first and becomes head.

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.

7 And David dwells in the fortress, therefore they have called it the City of David;

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

8 and he builds the city all around, from Millo, and to the circumference, and Joab restores the rest of the city.

And he fortified the city round about.

9 And David goes, going on and becoming great, and YHWH of Hosts [is] with him.

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

10 And these [are] heads of the mighty ones whom David has, who are strengthening themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause him to reign, according to the word of YHWH, over Israel.

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.

11 And this [is] an account of the mighty ones whom David has: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite [is] head of the thirty; he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, at one time.

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.

12 And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he [is] among the three mighty;

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

13 he has been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,

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.

14 and they station themselves in the midst of the portion, and deliver it, and strike the Philistines, and YHWH saves [with] a great salvation.

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

15 And three of the thirty heads go down on the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is encamping in the Valley of Rephaim,

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.

16 and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,

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

17 and David longs and says, “Who gives me water to drink from the well of Beth-Lehem that [is] at the gate!”

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

18 And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem that [is] at the gate, and carry and bring [it] to David, and David has not been willing to drink it, and pours it out to YHWH,

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,

19 and says, “Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; do I drink the blood of these men with their lives? For with their lives they have brought it”; and he was not willing to drink it; these [things] the three mighty ones did.

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].

20 And Abishai brother of Joab, he has been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, and has a name among three.

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.

21 Of the three he is more honored than the [other] two, and becomes their head; but he has not come to the [first] three.

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.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valor, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he has struck the two lion-like Moabites, and he has gone down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit, in the day of snow.

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.

23 And he has struck the man, the Egyptian, a man of [great] measure—five by the cubit—and in the hand of the Egyptian [is] a spear like a weavers’ beam, and he goes down to him with a rod, and violently takes away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slays him with his own spear.

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.

24 These [things] Benaiah son of Jehoiada has done, and has a name among the three mighty ones.

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

25 Of the thirty, behold, he [is] honored, but he has not come to the [first] three, and David sets him over his guard.

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

26 And the mighty ones of the forces [are] Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,

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

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-Ezer the Annethothite,

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

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,

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

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

31 Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

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

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

Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabaethite,

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,

34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shage the Hararite,

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

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

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

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

37 Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,

38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

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

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,

42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, head of the Reubenites, and thirty by him,

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

43 Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

Anan the son of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

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

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

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

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

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

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.