1 Chronicles 11

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

Then all of Israel was gathered to David at Hebron, saying: “We are your bone 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.”

Also, yesterday and the day before, when Saul still reigned, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel. For the Lord your God said to you: ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, and you shall be the leader over them.’”

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.

Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel went to the king at Hebron. And David formed a pact with them before the Lord. And they anointed him king over Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Samuel.

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

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

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.

And those who were living in Jebus said to David: “You shall not enter here.” But David seized the stronghold of Zion, which 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 he said, “Whoever shall strike the Jebusites first, shall be ruler and commander.” And so Joab, the son of Zeruiah, ascended first, and he was made the leader.

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

Then David lived in the stronghold, and for this reason it was called 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 built up the city all around, from Millo even to every side. But Joab built the rest of the city.

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

And David continued advancing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts 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.

These are the leaders of the strong men of David, who assisted him, so that he would become king over all of Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to 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 number of the robust of David: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, leader among the thirty. He lifted up his spear over three hundred, who were wounded at one time.

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

And after him, there was Eleazar, the son of his uncle, an Ahohite, who was among the three powerful ones.

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 Pasdammim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place for battle. Now the field of that region was full of barley, but the people had fled from the face of 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.

These men stood in the midst of the field, and they defended it. And when they had struck down the Philistines, the Lord gave a great salvation to his people.

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,

Then three from the thirty leaders descended to the rock where David was, to the cave of Adullam, when the Philistines had made camp in the Valley of the Rephaim.

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

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

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

And then David desired and said, “O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem, which is at 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,

Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David, so that he might drink. But he was not willing; and instead, he offered it as a libation to the Lord,

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.

saying: “Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God, and that I would drink the blood of these men. For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me.” And for this reason, he was not willing to drink. The three most powerful accomplished these things.

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.

Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renowned among the 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.

and he was famous among the second three and their leader. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as 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.

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds. He struck down the two lions of God from Moab. And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.

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 down an Egyptian man, whose stature was five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam. And yet he descended to him with a staff. And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand. And he 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 were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who was most renowned among the three robust ones,

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

the first among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the three. Then David placed him beside his ear.

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

Moreover, the strongest men of the army were Asahel, the brother of Joab; and Elhanan, the son of his uncle, from Bethlehem;

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Shammoth, a Harorite; Helez, a Pelonite;

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

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

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Sibbecai, a Hushathite; Ilai, an Ahohite;

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

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

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

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

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

Hurai, from the torrent Gaash; Abiel, an Arbathite; Azmaveth, a Baharumite; Eliahba, a Shaalbonite.

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

The sons of Hashem, a Gizonite: Jonathan, the son of Shagee, a Hararite;

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

Ahiam, the son of Sachar, a Hararite;

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

Eliphal, the son of Ur;

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

Hepher, a Mecherathite; Ahijah, a Pelonite;

37 Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

Hezro, a Carmelite; Naharai, the son of Ezbai;

38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

Joel, the brother of Nathan; Mibhar, the son of Hagri;

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

Zelek, an Ammonite; Naarai, a Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Ira, an Ithrite; Gareb, an Ithrite;

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

Uriah, a Hittite; Zabad, the son of Ahlai;

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

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

43 Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel from Mezobaite.