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Then all Israel came
together
to David at
Hebron and
said
, “Here
we are ,
your
own
flesh
and blood
.
Then all Israel gathered
themselves
to David unto
Hebron, saying,
Behold,
we are thy
bone
and thy
flesh
.
Even
in times
past, while
Saul was king, you
were
the
one
who
led
Israel
out and brought
them
back.
And the LORD your
God said, ‘You
will
shepherd
My people Israel, and you
will
be ruler over them
. ’”
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
.
So
all the elders of Israel came
to the king at
Hebron ,
where
David made a covenant with them before the LORD .
And they anointed him
king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through
Samuel.
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.
Then
David and all the
Israelites
marched
to Jerusalem (that
is
, Jebus ),
where the Jebusites inhabited
the land.
And
David and all Israel
went
to Jerusalem, which
is
Jebus ;
where the Jebusites were,
the inhabitants
of
the
land.
The people
of Jebus said to David, “You
will
never
get
in
here
. ”
Nevertheless ,
David captured
the fortress
of Zion (that
is
, the City of David )
.
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.
Now
David had
said, “Whoever
is
the first to
strike
down
a
Jebusite
will
become
chief commander.”
And Joab son of Zeruiah went up
first, and he
became
the
chief.
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.
So
David took
up
residence
in the fortress
; that
is
why
it
was
called the City of David.
And
David dwelt
in the castle
; therefore
they
called it
the city of David.
He built up
the city around
it
, from the
supporting
terraces
to
the
surrounding
wall,
while
Joab restored
the rest of the city.
And
he built the city round
about
, even
from Millo
round
about:
and
Joab repaired
the rest of the city.
And
David became
greater and greater ,
for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
So
David waxed
greater and greater :
for the LORD of hosts was with him.
Now
these were
the chiefs
of David’s
mighty men, who, together
with all Israel, bolstered
and
strengthened
his
kingdom
, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
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.
This is the list
of David’s
mighty men :
Jashobeam son
of
Hachmoni
was
chief of the officers;
he wielded
his spear against three hundred men,
whom
he
killed
at one time.
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.
Next
in
command
was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty
men
.
And
after
him
was Eleazar the
son of Dodo ,
the Ahohite, who
was
one of the three mighties
.
He was with David at Pas-dammim
when
the Philistines gathered there
for
battle .
At
the
place
with
a field
full of barley ,
the troops
fled from the Philistines.
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.
But
Eleazar
and David
stationed
themselves in the middle
of the
field
and defended
it .
They
struck
down
the Philistines ,
and the LORD brought
about
a great victory
.
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
.
Three of the thirty chief
men
went down to David,
to
the rock at
the cave of Adullam ,
while
a
company
of Philistines was
encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
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.
At
that
time
David was in the stronghold
, and the garrison
of
the
Philistines was at Bethlehem.
And
David was then
in the hold
, and the Philistines '
garrison
was then
at Bethlehem.
David longed for
water
and said, “
Oh ,
that someone
would get
me a
drink of water from
the well near
the
gate
of Bethlehem! ”
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
!
So
the Three broke
through the Philistine
camp
, drew water from
the well at
the
gate
of Bethlehem, and brought it back
to David .
But he
refused
to
drink it ;
instead
, he
poured it out to the LORD ,
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 .
saying,
“Far
be
it
from
me
, my God, to
do this !
How
can
I drink the blood of these men who
risked
their lives? ”
Because
they
had
brought
it
at
the risk
of their lives ,
David
refused
to
drink it. Such
were
the
exploits
of
the
three mighty
men
.
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
.
Now
Abishai ,
the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three ,
and
he
lifted
his spear against three hundred men
, killed
them, and won
a name along
with
the Three.
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.
He
was
doubly
honored
above
the Three, and
he became
their
commander,
even
though
he was not included
among
the Three.
Of
the three, he was
more
honorable
than
the
two;
for
he was their
captain:
howbeit
he
attained
not to
the first
three.
And
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
a man of valor
from
Kabzeel, a
man
of
many exploits.
He struck
down
two champions
of Moab ,
and
on
a
snowy
day
he went down into
a
pit
and killed
a lion.
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
.
He also
killed
an Egyptian, a huge
man five cubits tall.
Although
the Egyptian
had
a spear like a weaver’s
beam in
his
hand,
Benaiah
went against
him with a club
, snatched
the spear from
his
hand, and killed
the
Egyptian
with his own spear.
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.
These were
the
exploits
of
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who
won
a
name alongside
the three mighty
men
.
These things
did
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and
had
the
name among
the three mighties
.
He was most
honored
among the Thirty, but he
did
not become
one
of
the Three .
And David appointed
him over his guard.
Behold,
he was honorable
among the thirty, but attained
not to
the first
three :
and David set
him over his guard.
Now
these
were
the mighty
men :
Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Also
the valiant
men of
the
armies
were,
Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the
son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite
,
Ira the
son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite
,
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the
son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Ithai son of Ribai from
Gibeah
of the Benjamites
, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Ithai the
son of Ribai of Gibeah,
that
pertained
to
the children
of
Benjamin
, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Hurai from
the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Hurai of
the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee
the Hararite,
The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the
son of Shage
the Hararite,
Ahiam son of Sachar
the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
Ahiam the
son of Sacar
the Hararite, Eliphal the
son of Ur,
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the
son of Ezbai,
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri
,
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the
son of Haggeri
,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite
, the armor-bearer
of Joab son of Zeruiah,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite
, the armourbearer
of Joab the
son of Zeruiah,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the
son of Ahlai,
Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief
of the Reubenites, and the
thirty with him,
Adina the
son of Shiza the Reubenite, a
captain
of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Hanan son of Maacah
, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Hanan the
son of Maachah
, and
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel
the sons of Hotham
the Aroerite,
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel
the sons of Hothan
the Aroerite,
Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha
the Tizite,
Jediael the
son of Shimri ,
and Joha
his brother ,
the Tizite,
Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
Eliel the Mahavite, and
Jeribai ,
and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and
Ithmah the Moabite,
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel
the Mezobaite
.
Eliel, and
Obed, and Jasiel
the Mesobaite
.
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