1 Chronicles 11

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

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

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.

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 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.

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 he went David and all Israel Jerusalem it [was] Jebus and [were] there the Jebusite[s] [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 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.

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 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, 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 he dwelt David in the fortress there-fore people 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 built the city from round about from the Millo and to the surroundings and Joab he restored [the] remainder 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 he went David continuously and becoming great and Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

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

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 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 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 Eleazar [the] son of Dodo the Ahohite he [was] among three the mighty [men].

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

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 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 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.

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

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

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

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 to drink of the water, out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within 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 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 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].

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

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 [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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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 [men] of strength Asah-el [the] brother of Joab Elhanan [the] son of Dodo from 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 [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Anathothite.

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 [the] son of Baanah the Netophathite.

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

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

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

32 Hurai from [the] wadis 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 [the] son of Shageh the Hararite.

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

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

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

36 Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

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

Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai;

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

Joel, brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri;

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

Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah [the] 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 Mezobaite.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.