1 Chronicles 11

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

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

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.”

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 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.

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 David goes, and all Israel, to Jerusalem—it [is] Jebus—and the Jebusite [is] there, 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 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 unto David, Thou shalt not come in hither, —But David captured the citadel of Zion, the same, 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, 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 David dwells in the fortress, therefore they have called it the City of David;

And David dwelt in the citadel, —for this cause, did they call 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 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 David goes, going on and becoming great, and YHWH of Hosts [is] with him.

Thus did David wax greater and yet greater, —and, Yahweh 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.

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] 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 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 [is] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he [is] among the three mighty;

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

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

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 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 upon the rock, unto David, into the cave of Adullam, —a host of Philistines, being encamped in the vale of Rephaim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 And the mighty ones of the forces [are] Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son 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 Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Shammoth, the Harorite, Helez the Paltite;

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

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

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite;

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

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

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

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

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

Hurai, of the torrents 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 Shage the Hararite,

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

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

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

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

37 Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai;

38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

Joel, brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri;

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

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

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

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

43 Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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

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

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

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

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

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, sons 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 Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.