< 1 Chronicles 11 >

1 Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron, saying, "Look, we are your bone and your flesh.
וַיִּקָּבְצוּ כׇֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־דָּוִיד חֶבְרוֹנָה לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה עַצְמְךָ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD your God said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall rule over my people Israel.'"
גַּם־תְּמוֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁוֹם גַּם בִּֽהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ אַתָּה הַמּוֹצִיא וְהַמֵּבִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּֽהְיֶה נָגִיד עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
וַיָּבֹאוּ כׇּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם דָּוִיד בְּרִית בְּחֶבְרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִיד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃
4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִיד וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הִיא יְבוּס וְשָׁם הַיְבוּסִי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the City of David.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי יְבוּס לְדָוִיד לֹא תָבוֹא הֵנָּה וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִיד אֶת־מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִֽיד׃
6 David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד כׇּל־מַכֵּה יְבוּסִי בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ וּלְשָׂר וַיַּעַל בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה וַיְהִי לְרֹֽאשׁ׃
7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David.
וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִיד בַּמְצָד עַל־כֵּן קָרְאוּ־לוֹ עִיר דָּוִֽיד׃
8 He built the city all around, from the Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
וַיִּבֶן הָעִיר מִסָּבִיב מִן־הַמִּלּוֹא וְעַד־הַסָּבִיב וְיוֹאָב יְחַיֶּה אֶת־שְׁאָר הָעִֽיר׃
9 David grew greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִיד הָלוֹךְ וְגָדוֹל וַיהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃
10 Now these are the chief of the warriors whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
וְאֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִיד הַמִּתְחַזְּקִים עִמּוֹ בְמַלְכוּתוֹ עִם־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַמְלִיכוֹ כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
11 This is the number of the warriors whom David had: Jeshbaal the son of a Hachmoni, leader of the Three. And he wielded his spear against eight hundred and killed them at one time.
וְאֵלֶּה מִסְפַּר הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִיד יָשׇׁבְעָם בֶּן־חַכְמוֹנִי רֹאשׁ (השלושים) [הַשָּׁלִישִׁים] הֽוּא־עוֹרֵר אֶת־חֲנִיתוֹ עַל־שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת חָלָל בְּפַעַם אֶחָֽת׃
12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the Three warriors.
וְאַחֲרָיו אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־דּוֹדוֹ הָאֲחוֹחִי הוּא בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
הֽוּא־הָיָה עִם־דָּוִיד בַּפַּס דַּמִּים וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁם לַמִּלְחָמָה וַתְּהִי חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה מְלֵאָה שְׂעוֹרִים וְהָעָם נָסוּ מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
14 And he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּבוּ בְתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה וַיַּצִּילוּהָ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהֹוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָֽה׃
15 And three of the Thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
וַיֵּרְדוּ שְֽׁלוֹשָׁה מִן־הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁים רֹאשׁ עַל־הַצֻּר אֶל־דָּוִיד אֶל־מְעָרַת עֲדֻלָּם וּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים חֹנָה בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים׃
16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
וְדָוִיד אָז בַּמְּצוּדָה וּנְצִיב פְּלִשְׁתִּים אָז בְּבֵית לָֽחֶם׃
17 And David had a craving and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate."
וַיִּתְאָו דָּוִיד וַיֹּאמַר מִי יַשְׁקֵנִי מַיִם מִבּוֹר בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃
18 The Three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
וַיִּבְקְעוּ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַיִם מִבּוֹר בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשַּׁעַר וַיִּשְׂאוּ וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־דָּוִיד וְלֹא־אָבָה דָוִיד לִשְׁתּוֹתָם וַיְנַסֵּךְ אֹתָם לַיהֹוָֽה׃
19 and said, "My God forbid it me, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?" For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The Three warriors did these things.
וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי מֵאֱלֹהַי מֵעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת הֲדַם הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֶשְׁתֶּה בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם כִּי בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם הֱבִיאוּם וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁתּוֹתָם אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃
20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was leader of the Thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name beside the Three.
וְאַבְשַׁי אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָב הוּא הָיָה רֹאשׁ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה וְהוּא עוֹרֵר אֶת־חֲנִיתוֹ עַל־שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת חָלָל (ולא) [וְלוֹ־]שֵׁם בַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃
21 He was the most illustrious of the Thirty, and he became their leader. However, he did not attain to the Three.
מִן־הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה בַשְּׁנַיִם נִכְבָּד וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְשָׂר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה לֹא־בָֽא׃
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, who performed great deeds. He killed the two of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
בְּנָיָה בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חַיִל רַב־פְּעָלִים מִֽן־קַבְצְאֵל הוּא הִכָּה אֵת שְׁנֵי אֲרִיאֵל מוֹאָב וְהוּא יָרַד וְהִכָּה אֶֽת־הָאֲרִי בְּתוֹךְ הַבּוֹר בְּיוֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃
23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, seven feet five inches tall; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
וְהֽוּא־הִכָּה אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַמִּצְרִי אִישׁ מִדָּה ׀ חָמֵשׁ בָּאַמָּה וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית כִּמְנוֹר אֹֽרְגִים וַיֵּרֶד אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁבֶט וַיִּגְזֹל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית מִיַּד הַמִּצְרִי וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃
24 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the Three warriors.
אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה בְּנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָע וְלוֹ־שֵׁם בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
25 Look, he was more honored than the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David set him over his guard.
מִן־הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁים הִנּוֹ נִכְבָּד הוּא וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה לֹא־בָא וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ דָוִיד עַל־מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃
26 Also the warriors of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
וְגִבּוֹרֵי הַֽחֲיָלִים עֲשָׂהאֵל אֲחִי יוֹאָב אֶלְחָנָן בֶּן־דּוֹדוֹ מִבֵּית לָֽחֶם׃
27 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, Helez the Paltite,
שַׁמּוֹת הַהֲרוֹרִי חֶלֶץ הַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
עִירָא בֶן־עִקֵּשׁ הַתְּקוֹעִי אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעַנְּתוֹתִֽי׃
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite, Zalmon the Ahohite,
סִבְּכַי הַחֻשָׁתִי עִילַי הָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
מַהְרַי הַנְּטֹפָתִי חֵלֶד בֶּֽן־בַּעֲנָה הַנְּטוֹפָתִֽי׃
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
אִיתַי בֶּן־רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃
32 Hiddai of Nahale Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
חוּרַי מִנַּחֲלֵי גָעַשׁ אֲבִיאֵל הָעַרְבָתִֽי׃
33 Azmaveth the Bahurimite, Eliahba the Shaalbinite,
עַזְמָוֶת הַבַּחֲרוּמִי אֶלְיַחְבָּא הַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִֽי׃
34 Jashen the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shamma the Hararite,
בְּנֵי הָשֵׁם הַגִּזוֹנִי יוֹנָתָן בֶּן־שָׁגֵה הַהֲרָרִֽי׃
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite,
אֲחִיאָם בֶּן־שָׂכָר הַהֲרָרִי אֱלִיפַל בֶּן־אֽוּר׃
36 Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
חֵפֶר הַמְּכֵרָתִי אֲחִיָּה הַפְּלֹנִֽי׃
37 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
חֶצְרוֹ הַֽכַּרְמְלִי נַעֲרַי בֶּן־אֶזְבָּֽי׃
38 Igal the son of Nathan, from the elite troops of the Hagrites,
יוֹאֵל אֲחִי נָתָן מִבְחָר בֶּן־הַגְרִֽי׃
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
צֶלֶק הָעַמּוֹנִי נַחְרַי הַבֵּרֹתִי נֹשֵׂא כְּלֵי יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָֽה׃
40 Ira the Jattirite, Gareb the Jattirite,
עִירָא הַיִּתְרִי גָּרֵב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃
41 Uriah the Hethite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
אֽוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי זָבָד בֶּן־אַחְלָֽי׃
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
עֲדִינָא בֶן־שִׁיזָא הָראוּבֵנִי רֹאשׁ לָראוּבֵנִי וְעָלָיו שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃
43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
חָנָן בֶּֽן־מַעֲכָה וְיוֹשָׁפָט הַמִּתְנִֽי׃
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
עֻזִּיָּא הָעַשְׁתְּרָתִי שָׁמָע (ויעואל) [וִיעִיאֵל] בְּנֵי חוֹתָם הָעֲרֹעֵרִֽי׃
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
יְדִֽיעֲאֵל בֶּן־שִׁמְרִי וְיֹחָא אָחִיו הַתִּיצִֽי׃
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
אֱלִיאֵל הַֽמַּחֲוִים וִירִיבַי וְיוֹשַׁוְיָה בְּנֵי אֶלְנָעַם וְיִתְמָה הַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaiah.
אֱלִיאֵל וְעוֹבֵד וְיַעֲשִׂיאֵל הַמְּצֹבָיָֽה׃

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