1 Chronicles 11

1 and to gather all Israel to(wards) David Hebron [to] to/for to say behold bone your and flesh your we

Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.

2 also yesterday also three days ago also in/on/with to be Saul king you(m. s.) [the] to come out: send and [the] to come (in): bring [obj] Israel and to say LORD God your to/for you you(m. s.) to pasture [obj] people my [obj] Israel and you(m. s.) to be leader upon people my Israel

In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”

3 and to come (in): come all old: elder Israel to(wards) [the] king Hebron [to] and to cut: make(covenant) to/for them David covenant in/on/with Hebron to/for face: before LORD and to anoint [obj] David to/for king upon Israel like/as word LORD in/on/with hand: by Samuel

So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.

4 and to go: went David and all Israel Jerusalem he/she/it Jebus and there [the] Jebusite to dwell [the] land: country/planet

David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.

5 and to say to dwell Jebus to/for David not to come (in): come here/thus and to capture David [obj] fortress Zion he/she/it city David

Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.

6 and to say David all to smite Jebusite in/on/with first to be to/for head: leader and to/for ruler and to ascend: rise in/on/with first Joab son: child Zeruiah and to be to/for head: leader

[What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.

7 and to dwell David in/on/with stronghold upon so to call: call by to/for him city David

[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.

8 and to build [the] city from around from [the] Millo and till [the] around and Joab to live [obj] remnant [the] city

David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.

9 and to go: continue David to go: continue and to magnify and LORD Hosts with him

David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.

10 and these head: leader [the] mighty man which to/for David [the] to strengthen: strengthen with him in/on/with royalty his with all Israel to/for to reign him like/as word LORD upon Israel

Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.

11 and these number [the] mighty man which to/for David Jashobeam son: descendant/people Hachmonite head: leader ([the] officer *Q(K)*) he/she/it to rouse [obj] spear his upon three hundred slain: killed in/on/with beat one

This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.

12 and after him Eleazar son: child Dodo [the] Ahohite he/she/it in/on/with three [the] mighty man

Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.

13 he/she/it to be with David in/on/with Pas-dammim Pas-dammim and [the] Philistine to gather there to/for battle and to be portion [the] land: soil full barley and [the] people: soldiers to flee from face: before Philistine

[One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,

14 and to stand in/on/with midst [the] portion and to rescue her and to smite [obj] Philistine and to save LORD deliverance: victory great: large

but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.

15 and to go down three from [the] thirty head: leader upon [the] rock to(wards) David to(wards) cave Adullam and camp Philistine to camp in/on/with Valley (of Rephaim) (Valley of) Rephaim

One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.

16 and David then in/on/with fortress and garrison Philistine then in/on/with Bethlehem Bethlehem

David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.

17 (and to desire *Q(k)*) David and to say who? to water: drink me water from pit Bethlehem Bethlehem which in/on/with gate

[One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”

18 and to break up/open [the] three in/on/with camp Philistine and to draw water from pit Bethlehem Bethlehem which in/on/with gate and to lift: raise and to come (in): bring to(wards) David and not be willing David to/for to drink them and to pour [obj] them to/for LORD

So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.

19 and to say forbid to/for me from God my from to make: do this blood [the] human [the] these to drink in/on/with soul: life their for in/on/with soul: life their to come (in): bring them and not be willing to/for to drink them these to make: do three [the] mighty man

He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.

20 and Abishai brother: male-sibling Joab he/she/it to be head: leader [the] three and he/she/it to rouse [obj] spear his upon three hundred slain: killed (and to/for him *Q(K)*) name in/on/with three

Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.

21 from [the] three in/on/with two to honor: honour and to be to/for them to/for ruler and till [the] three not to come (in): come

So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.

22 Benaiah son: child Jehoiada son: descendant/people man strength many work from Kabzeel he/she/it to smite [obj] two Ariel Moab and he/she/it to go down and to smite [obj] [the] lion in/on/with midst [the] pit in/on/with day [the] snow

Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.

23 and he/she/it to smite [obj] [the] man [the] Egyptian man measure five in/on/with cubit and in/on/with hand [the] Egyptian spear like/as loom-beam to weave and to go down to(wards) him in/on/with tribe: staff and to plunder [obj] [the] spear from hand [the] Egyptian and to kill him in/on/with spear his

He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.

24 these to make: do Benaiah son: child Jehoiada and to/for him name in/on/with three [the] mighty man

Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.

25 from [the] thirty look! he to honor: honour he/she/it and to(wards) [the] three not to come (in): come and to set: appoint him David upon guard his

He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.

26 and mighty man [the] strength Asahel Asahel brother: male-sibling Joab Elhanan son: child Dodo from Bethlehem Bethlehem

These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;

27 Shammoth [the] Harod Helez [the] Pelonite

Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];

28 Ira son: child Ikkesh [the] Tekoa Abiezer [the] Anathoth

Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];

29 Sibbecai [the] Hushathite Ilai [the] Ahohite

Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;

30 Maharai [the] Netophathite Heled son: child Baanah [the] Netophathite

Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];

31 Ittai son: child Ribai from Gibeah son: descendant/people Benjamin Benaiah [the] Pirathon

Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];

32 Hurai from torrent: river Gaash Abiel [the] Arbathite

Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;

33 Azmaveth [the] Baharumite Eliahba [the] Shaalbonite

Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];

34 son: child Hashem [the] Gizonite Jonathan son: child Shagee [the] Hararite

The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];

35 Ahiam son: child Sachar [the] Hararite Eliphal son: child Ur

Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;

36 Hepher [the] Mecherathite Ahijah [the] Pelonite

Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];

37 Hezro [the] Carmelite Naarai son: child Ezbai

Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;

38 Joel brother: male-sibling Nathan Mibhar son: child Hagri

Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;

39 Zelek [the] Ammon Naharai [the] Beeroth to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil Joab son: child Zeruiah

Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];

40 Ira [the] Ithrite Gareb [the] Ithrite

Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];

41 Uriah [the] Hittite Zabad son: child Ahlai

Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;

42 Adina son: child Shiza [the] Reubenite head: leader to/for Reubenite and upon him thirty

Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;

43 Hanan son: child Maacah and Joshaphat [the] Mithnite

Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];

44 Uzzia [the] Ashterathite Shama (and Jeiel *Q(K)*) son: child Hotham [the] Aroerite

Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];

45 Jediael son: child Shimri and Joha brother: male-sibling his [the] Tizite

Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];

46 Eliel [the] Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah son: child Elnaam and Ithmah [the] Moabite

Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];

47 Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel [the] Mezobaite

Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].