11:1 And all Israel came to David in Chebron,
saying, Behold, we [are] thy bones and thy flesh.
11:2 And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and
out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel,
and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.
11:3 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.
11:4 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this [is] Jebus; and there
the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,
11:5 Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion:
this [is] the city of David.
11:6 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.
11:7 And David dwelt in the strong hold; therefore he called it the city of
David.
11:8 And he fortified the city round about.
11:9 And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.
11:10 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.
11:11 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 slew at one time.
11:12 And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the Achochite: he was among the
three mighty men.
11:13 He was with David in Pasodamin, 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.
11:14 And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and smote
the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.
11:15 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.
11:16 And David [was] then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines
[was] then in Bethleem.
11:17 And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the
well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?
11:18 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,
11:19 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].
11:20 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 among the
[second] three.
11:21 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.
11:22 And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many [were]
his acts for Cabasael: he smote two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down
and smote a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
11:23 And he smote 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 slew him with his own spear.
11:24 These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name [was] among the
three mighties.
11:25 He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the
[first] three: and David set him over his family.
11:26 And the mighty [men] of the forces [were], Asael the brother of Joab,
Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,
11:27 Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,
11:28 Ora the son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
11:29 Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,
11:30 Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son of Nooza the Netophathite,
11:31 Airi the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the
Pharathonite,
11:32 Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabaethite,
11:33 Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,
11:34 the son of Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,
11:35 Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of Thyrophar
11:36 the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,
11:37 Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,
11:38 Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,
11:39 Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son
of Saruia,
11:40 Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,
11:41 Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,
11:42 Adina son of Saeza, a chief of Ruben, and thirty with him,
11:43 Anan the son of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,
11:44 Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the Ararite,
11:45 Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,
11:46 Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama
the Moabite,
11:47 Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia. |
11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to
David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
11:2 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.
11:3 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.
11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the
Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
11:5 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.
11:6 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.
11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of
David.
11:8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and
Joab repaired the rest of the city.
11:9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
11:10 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.
11:11 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.
11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of
the three mighties.
11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, 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.
11:14 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.
11:15 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.
11:16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then
at Bethlehem.
11:17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
11:18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew
water out of the well of Bethlehem, 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.
11:19 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.
11:20 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.
11:21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their
captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
11:22 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.
11:23 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.
11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
the three mighties.
11:25 Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the
first three: and David set him over his guard.
11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of
Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
11:34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the
Hararite,
11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab
the son of Zeruiah,
11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and
thirty with him,
11:43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the
Aroerite,
11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
and Ithmah the Moabite,
11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. |