1 Chronicles 11

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

THEN all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

2 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.

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

3 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.

Therefore came all the elders of Israel 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.

4 Then went David and all Israel to Jerusalem, the same, was Jebus, —where were the Jebusites, 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 said unto David, Thou shalt not come in hither, —But David captured the citadel of Zion, the same, is the city of David.

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

6 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.

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

7 And David dwelt in the citadel, —for this cause, did they call it, The City of David.

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

8 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.

And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

9 Thus did David wax greater and yet greater, —and, Yahweh of Hosts, was with him.

So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.

10 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.

These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11 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.

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

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

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

13 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;

He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

14 so they took their stand in the midst of the plot and rescued it, and smote the Philistines, —and Yahweh wrought a great victory.

And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.

15 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.

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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

And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.

17 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?

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!

18 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;

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, 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,

19 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.

And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

20 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.

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

21 Of the three in the second rank, was he honourable, therefore became he their captain, —though, unto the [first] three, did he not attain.

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

22 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;

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

23 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.

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

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

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

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

Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

26 Now, the heroes of the forces, were, —Asahel, brother of Joab, Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem;

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

27 Shammoth, the Harorite, Helez the Paltite;

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

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

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite,

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 the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

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

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32 Hurai, of the torrents of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite;

Hurai of the brooks 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 Shageh, the Hararite;

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

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

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

36 Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

37 Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai;

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

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

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

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

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the 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 the son of Ahlai,

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

Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

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

Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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

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

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

Jediael the 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, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.