1 Chronicles 11

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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: 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.

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

And David dwelt in the castle, and therefore 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 the city round about from Mello all round, and 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 went on growing 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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines 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 David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which 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 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,

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: 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.

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 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,

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 illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Sammoth an Arorite, Helles a Phalonite,

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

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

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Sobbochai a Husathite, Ilai an Ahohite,

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

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

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

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

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

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

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

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

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

Ahiam the son of Sachar an Ararite,

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, Ahia a Phelonite,

37 Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

Hesro a Carmelite, Naarai the son of Azbai,

38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

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

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

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

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Ira a Jethrite, Gareb a Jethrite,

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

Urias a Hethite, Zabad the son of Oholi,

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

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

43 Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

Hanan the son of Maacha, and Josaphat a Mathanite,

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

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

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

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

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

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

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel of Masobia.