1 Chronicles 11

1 And they gathered together all Israel to David Hebron towards saying here! [are] bone your and flesh your we.

And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we [are] your bones and your flesh.

2 Both yesterday as well as three days ago also when was Saul king you [were] the [one who] led out and the [one who] brought Israel and he said Yahweh God your to you you you will shepherd people my Israel and you you will be ruler over people my Israel.

And heretofore when Saul was king, you were he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be for a ruler over Israel.

3 And they came all [the] elders of Israel to the king Hebron towards and he made to them David a covenant at Hebron before Yahweh and they anointed David to king over Israel according to [the] word of Yahweh by [the] hand of Samuel.

And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

4 And he went David and all Israel Jerusalem it [was] Jebus and [were] there the Jebusite[s] [the] inhabitants of the land.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this [is] Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,

5 And they said [the] inhabitants of Jebus to David not you will enter here and he captured David [the] stronghold of Zion it [was] [the] city of David.

You shall not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this [is] the city of David.

6 And he had said David any [one who] strikes down a Jebusite at the first he will become a chief and a commander and he went up at the first Joab [the] son of Zeruiah and he became a chief.

And David said, Whoever first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Saruia went up first, and became chief.

7 And he dwelt David in the fortress there-fore people called it [the] city of David.

And David lived in the strong hold; therefore he called it the city of David.

8 And he built the city from round about from the Millo and to the surroundings and Joab he restored [the] remainder of the city.

And he fortified the city round about.

9 And he went David continuously and becoming great and Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.

10 And these [were] [the] chiefs of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David who held strongly with him in kingdom his with all Israel to make king him according to [the] word of Yahweh on Israel.

And these [are] the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened [themselves] with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11 And these [are] [the] number of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David Jashobeam a son of a Hacmonite [was] [the] chief of (the officers *Q(K)*) he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain at a time one.

And this [is] the list of the mighty [men] of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he drew his sword once against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

12 And after him Eleazar [the] son of Dodo the Ahohite he [was] among three the mighty [men].

And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the Achochite: he was amongst the three mighty men.

13 He he was with David at Pas Dammim and the Philistines they were gathered there for battle and it was [the] portion of the field full barley and the people they fled from before [the] Philistines.

He was with David in Phasodamin, and the Philistines were gathered there to battle, and [there was] a portion of the field full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

14 And they took their stand in [the] middle of the portion and they defended it and they struck down [the] Philistines and he delivered Yahweh a deliverance great.

And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and struck the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.

15 And they went down three of the thirty chief to the rock to David to [the] cave of Adullam and [the] camp of [the] Philistines [was] encamped in [the] valley of [the] Rephaites.

And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the Philistines [was] in the giants' valley.

16 And David then [was] in the stronghold and [the] garrison of [the] Philistines then [was] at Beth-lehem.

And David [was] then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then in Bethleem.

17 (And he craved *Q(k)*) David and he said who? will he give to drink me water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [is] at the gate.

And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

18 And they broke through the three in [the] camp of [the] Philistines and they drew water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [was] at the gate and they carried [them] and they brought [them] to David and not he was willing David to drink them and he poured out them to Yahweh.

And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

19 And he said far be it to me from God my from doing this [thing] ¿ [the] blood of the men these will I drink by lives their for by lives their they brought them and not he was willing to drink them these [things] they did [the] three the mighty [men].

God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with [the peril of] their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty [men].

20 And Abishai [the] brother of Joab he he was [the] chief of the three and he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain (and [belonged] to him *Q(K)*) a name with the three.

And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name amongst the [second] three.

21 More than the three by twofold [he was] honored and he became of them a commander and to the three not he came.

He was more famous than the two [others] of the three, and he was chief [over] them; yet he reached not to the [first] three.

22 Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] a son of a man of strength great of deeds from Kabzeel he he struck down two Ariel of Moab and he he went down and he struck down the lion in [the] midst of the pit on [the] day of the snow.

And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many [were] his acts for Cabasael: he struck two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and struck a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

23 And he he struck down the man Egyptian a man of stature - five by the cubit and [was] in [the] hand of the Egyptian a spear like a beam of weavers and he went down to him with the club and he tore away the spear from [the] hand of the Egyptian and he killed him with own spear his.

And he struck an Egyptian, a wonderful man five cubits [high]; and in the hand of the Egyptian [there was] a spear like a weavers' beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

24 These [things] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name with three the mighty [men].

These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name [was] amongst the three mighties.

25 More than the thirty there he [was] honored he and to the three not he came and he appointed him David over bodyguard his.

He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the [first] three: and David set him over his family.

26 And [the] mighty [men] of strength Asah-el [the] brother of Joab Elhanan [the] son of Dodo from Beth-lehem.

And the mighty [men] of the forces [were], Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,

27 Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite.

Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

28 Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Anathothite.

Ora the son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite.

Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,

30 Maharai the Netophathite Heled [the] son of Baanah the Netophathite.

Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son of Nooza the Netophathite,

31 Ittai [the] son of Ribai from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin. Benaiah the Pirathonite.

Airi the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the Pharathonite,

32 Hurai from [the] wadis of Gaash. Abiel the Arbathite.

Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabaethite,

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite.

Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,

34 [the] sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan [the] son of Shageh the Hararite.

the son of Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,

35 Ahiam [the] son of Sakar the Hararite Eliphal [the] son of Ur.

Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of Thyrophar

36 Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

37 Hezro the Carmelite Naarai [the] son of Ezbai.

Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,

38 Joel [the] brother of Nathan Mibhar [the] son of Hagri.

Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,

39 Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite [the] bearer of [the] weapons of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah.

Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia,

40 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,

41 Uriah the Hittite Zabad [the] son of Ahlai.

Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,

42 Adina [the] son of Shiza the Reubenite a chief of the Reubenite[s] and with him thirty [warriors].

Adina son of Saeza, a chief of Ruben, and thirty with him,

43 Hanan [the] son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite.

Anan the son of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama (and Jeiel *Q(K)*) [the] sons of Hotham the Aroerite.

Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the Ararite,

45 Jediael [the] son of Shimri and Joha brother his the Tizite.

Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,

46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah [the] sons of Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite.

Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama the Moabite,

47 Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.