1 Chronicles 11

1 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.

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

2 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.’”

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.

3 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.

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.

4 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.

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

5 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’.

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.

6 [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.

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.

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

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

8 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.

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

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

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

10 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.

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.

11 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.

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.

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

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

13 [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,

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.

14 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.

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.

15 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.

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.

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

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

17 [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!”

(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.

18 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.

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.

19 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.

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].

20 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.

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.

21 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.

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

22 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.

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.

23 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.

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.

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

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

25 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.

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

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

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

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

Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite.

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

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

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

Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite.

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

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

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

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

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

Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

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

Hezro the Carmelite Naarai [the] son of Ezbai.

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

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

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

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

40 Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

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

Uriah the Hittite Zabad [the] son of Ahlai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.