¹ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

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.

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.

⁴ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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.

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.

⁷ And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁸ And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁹ So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

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 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.

¹² And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

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.

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.

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.

¹⁶ And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

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!

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.

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.

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.

²¹ Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

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.

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.

²⁴ These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

²⁵ Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁶ Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

⁴³ Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael the 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,

⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

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¹ Then all Israel ^H3478 gathered ^H6908 themselves to David ^H1732 unto Hebron, ^H2275 saying, ^H559 Behold, we are thy bone ^H6106 and thy flesh. ^H1320

² And moreover in time ^H8543 past, ^H8032 even when Saul ^H7586 was king, ^H4428 thou wast he that leddest out ^H3318 and broughtest in ^H935 Israel: ^H3478 and the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 said ^H559 unto thee, Thou shalt feed ^H7462 my people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 and thou shalt be ruler ^H5057 over my people ^H5971 Israel. ^H3478

³ Therefore came ^H935 all the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478 to the king ^H4428 to Hebron; ^H2275 and David ^H1732 made ^H3772 a covenant ^H1285 with them in Hebron ^H2275 before ^H6440 the LORD; ^H3068 and they anointed ^H4886 David ^H1732 king ^H4428 over Israel, ^H3478 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 by ^H3027 Samuel. ^H8050

⁴ And David ^H1732 and all Israel ^H3478 went ^H3212 to Jerusalem, ^H3389 which is Jebus; ^H2982 where the Jebusites ^H2983 were, the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land. ^H776

⁵ And the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jebus ^H2982 said ^H559 to David, ^H1732 Thou shalt not come ^H935 hither. Nevertheless David ^H1732 took ^H3920 the castle ^H4686 of Zion, ^H6726 which is the city ^H5892 of David. ^H1732

⁶ And David ^H1732 said, ^H559 Whosoever smiteth ^H5221 the Jebusites ^H2983 first ^H7223 shall be chief ^H7218 and captain. ^H8269 So Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 went ^H5927 first ^H7223 up, ^H5927 and was chief. ^H7218

⁷ And David ^H1732 dwelt ^H3427 in the castle; ^H4679 therefore they called ^H7121 it the city ^H5892 of David. ^H1732

⁸ And he built ^H1129 the city ^H5892 round about, ^H5439 even from Millo ^H4407 round about: ^H5439 and Joab ^H3097 repaired ^H2421 the rest ^H7605 of the city. ^H5892

⁹ So David ^H1732 waxed ^H3212 greater ^H1980 and greater: ^H1419 for the LORD ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 was with him.

¹⁰ These also are the chief ^H7218 of the mighty men ^H1368 whom David ^H1732 had, who strengthened ^H2388 themselves with him in his kingdom, ^H4438 and with all Israel, ^H3478 to make him king, ^H4427 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 concerning Israel. ^H3478

¹¹ And this is the number ^H4557 of the mighty men ^H1368 whom David ^H1732 had; Jashobeam, ^H3434 an Hachmonite, ^H2453 the chief ^H7218 of the captains: ^{H7991 H7970} he lifted up ^H5782 his spear ^H2595 against three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 slain ^H2491 by him at one ^H259 time. ^H6471

¹² And after ^H310 him was Eleazar ^H499 the son ^H1121 of Dodo, ^H1734 the Ahohite, ^H266 who was one of the three ^H7969 mighties. ^H1368

¹³ He was with David ^H1732 at Pasdammim, ^H6450 and there the Philistines ^H6430 were gathered together ^H622 to battle, ^H4421 where was a parcel ^H2513 of ground ^H7704 full ^H4392 of barley; ^H8184 and the people ^H5971 fled ^H5127 from before ^H6440 the Philistines. ^H6430

¹⁴ And they set ^H3320 themselves in the midst ^H8432 of that parcel, ^H2513 and delivered ^H5337 it, and slew ^H5221 the Philistines; ^H6430 and the LORD ^H3068 saved ^H3467 them by a great ^H1419 deliverance. ^H8668

¹⁵ Now three ^H7969 of the thirty ^H7970 captains ^H7218 went down ^H3381 to the rock ^H6697 to David, ^H1732 into the cave ^H4631 of Adullam; ^H5725 and the host ^H4264 of the Philistines ^H6430 encamped ^H2583 in the valley ^H6010 of Rephaim. ^H7497

¹⁶ And David ^H1732 was then in the hold, ^H4686 and the Philistines' ^H6430 garrison ^H5333 was then at Bethlehem. ^H1035

¹⁷ And David ^H1732 longed, ^H183 and said, ^H559 Oh that one would give me drink ^H8248 of the water ^H4325 of the well ^H953 of Bethlehem, ^H1035 that is at the gate! ^H8179

¹⁸ And the three ^H7969 brake through ^H1234 the host ^H4264 of the Philistines, ^H6430 and drew ^H7579 water ^H4325 out of the well ^H953 of Bethlehem, ^H1035 that was by the gate, ^H8179 and took ^H5375 it, and brought ^H935 it to David: ^H1732 but David ^H1732 would ^H14 not drink ^H8354 of it, but poured it out ^H5258 to the LORD, ^H3068

¹⁹ And said, ^H559 My God ^H430 forbid ^H2486 it me, that I should do ^H6213 this thing: ^H2063 shall I drink ^H8354 the blood ^H1818 of these men ^H582 that have put their lives in jeopardy? ^H5315 for with the jeopardy of their lives ^H5315 they brought ^H935 it. Therefore he would ^H14 not drink ^H8354 it. These things did ^H6213 these three ^H7969 mightiest. ^H1368

²⁰ And Abishai ^H52 the brother ^H251 of Joab, ^H3097 he was chief ^H7218 of the three: ^H7969 for lifting up ^H5782 his spear ^H2595 against three ^H7969 hundred, ^H3967 he slew ^H2491 them, and had a name ^H8034 among the three. ^H7969

²¹ Of the three, ^H7969 he was more honourable ^H3513 than the two; ^H8147 for he was their captain: ^H8269 howbeit he attained ^H935 not to the first three. ^H7969

²² Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada, ^H3077 the son ^H1121 of a valiant ^H2428 man ^H376 of Kabzeel, ^H6909 who had done many ^H7227 acts; ^H6467 he slew ^H5221 two ^H8147 lionlike men ^H739 of Moab: ^H4124 also he went down ^H3381 and slew ^H5221 a lion ^H738 in ^H8432 a pit ^H953 in a snowy ^H7950 day. ^H3117

²³ And he slew ^H5221 an Egyptian, ^H4713 a man ^H376 of great stature, ^H4060 five ^H2568 cubits ^H520 high; and in the Egyptian's ^H4713 hand ^H3027 was a spear ^H2595 like a weaver's ^H707 beam; ^H4500 and he went down ^H3381 to him with a staff, ^H7626 and plucked ^H1497 the spear ^H2595 out of the Egyptian's ^H4713 hand, ^H3027 and slew ^H2026 him with his own spear. ^H2595

²⁴ These things did ^H6213 Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada, ^H3077 and had the name ^H8034 among the three ^H7969 mighties. ^H1368

²⁵ Behold, ^H2009 he was honourable ^H3513 among the thirty, ^H7970 but attained ^H935 not to the first three: ^H7969 and David ^H1732 set ^H7760 him over his guard. ^H4928

²⁶ Also the valiant men ^H1368 of the armies ^H2428 were, Asahel ^H6214 the brother ^H251 of Joab, ^H3097 Elhanan ^H445 the son ^H1121 of Dodo ^H1734 of Bethlehem, ^H1035

²⁷ Shammoth ^H8054 the Harorite, ^H2033 Helez ^H2503 the Pelonite, ^H6397

²⁸ Ira ^H5896 the son ^H1121 of Ikkesh ^H6142 the Tekoite, ^H8621 Abiezer ^H44 the Antothite, ^H6069

²⁹ Sibbecai ^H5444 the Hushathite, ^H2843 Ilai ^H5866 the Ahohite, ^H266

³⁰ Maharai ^H4121 the Netophathite, ^H5200 Heled ^H2466 the son ^H1121 of Baanah ^H1196 the Netophathite, ^H5200

³¹ Ithai ^H863 the son ^H1121 of Ribai ^H7380 of Gibeah, ^H1390 that pertained to the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144 Benaiah ^H1141 the Pirathonite, ^H6553

³² Hurai ^H2360 of the brooks ^H5158 of Gaash, ^H1608 Abiel ^H22 the Arbathite, ^H6164

³³ Azmaveth ^H5820 the Baharumite, ^H978 Eliahba ^H455 the Shaalbonite, ^H8170

³⁴ The sons ^H1121 of Hashem ^H2044 the Gizonite, ^H1493 Jonathan ^H3129 the son ^H1121 of Shage ^H7681 the Hararite, ^H2043

³⁵ Ahiam ^H279 the son ^H1121 of Sacar ^H7940 the Hararite, ^H2043 Eliphal ^H465 the son ^H1121 of Ur, ^H218

³⁶ Hepher ^H2660 the Mecherathite, ^H4382 Ahijah ^H281 the Pelonite, ^H6397

³⁷ Hezro ^H2695 the Carmelite, ^H3761 Naarai ^H5293 the son ^H1121 of Ezbai, ^H229

³⁸ Joel ^H3100 the brother ^H251 of Nathan, ^H5416 Mibhar ^H4006 the son ^H1121 of Haggeri, ^H1905

³⁹ Zelek ^H6768 the Ammonite, ^H5984 Naharai ^H5171 the Berothite, ^H1307 the armourbearer ^{H5375 H3627} of Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah, ^H6870

⁴⁰ Ira ^H5896 the Ithrite, ^H3505 Gareb ^H1619 the Ithrite, ^H3505

⁴¹ Uriah ^H223 the Hittite, ^H2850 Zabad ^H2066 the son ^H1121 of Ahlai, ^H304

⁴² Adina ^H5721 the son ^H1121 of Shiza ^H7877 the Reubenite, ^H7206 a captain ^H7218 of the Reubenites, ^H7206 and thirty ^H7970 with him,

⁴³ Hanan ^H2605 the son ^H1121 of Maachah, ^H4601 and Joshaphat ^H3146 the Mithnite, ^H4981

⁴⁴ Uzzia ^H5814 the Ashterathite, ^H6254 Shama ^H8091 and Jehiel ^H3273 the sons ^H1121 of Hothan ^H2369 the Aroerite, ^H6200

⁴⁵ Jediael ^H3043 the son ^H1121 of Shimri, ^H8113 and Joha ^H3109 his brother, ^H251 the Tizite, ^H8491

⁴⁶ Eliel ^H447 the Mahavite, ^H4233 and Jeribai, ^H3403 and Joshaviah, ^H3145 the sons ^H1121 of Elnaam, ^H493 and Ithmah ^H3495 the Moabite, ^H4125

⁴⁷ Eliel, ^H447 and Obed, ^H5744 and Jasiel ^H3300 the Mesobaite. ^H4677

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¹ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

² In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.

⁴ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

⁷ And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁸ And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁹ And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

¹⁰ Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

¹¹ And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.

¹² And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

¹³ He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

¹⁴ And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

¹⁵ And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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

¹⁷ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁸ And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

¹⁹ and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: 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 the three mighty men.

²⁰ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

²¹ Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the `first' three.

²² Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two `sons of' Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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.

²⁴ These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁵ Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the `first' three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁶ Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

⁴³ Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael the 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,

⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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¹ And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, `Lo, thy bone and thy flesh `are' we;

² even in time past, even in Saul's being king, it is thou who art taking out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah thy God saith to thee: Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art leader over My people Israel.'

³ And all the elders of Israel come in unto the king to Hebron, and David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.

⁴ And David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem -- it `is' Jebus -- and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land.

⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, `Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it `is' the city of David.

⁶ And David saith, `Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.

⁷ And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'

⁸ and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.

⁹ And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts `is' with him.

¹⁰ And these `are' heads of the mighty ones whom David hath, who are strengthening themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause him to reign, according to the word of Jehovah, over Israel.

¹¹ And this `is' an account of the mighty ones whom David hath: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite `is' head of the thirty; he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, at one time.

¹² And after him `is' Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he `is' among the three mighty;

¹³ he hath been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,

¹⁴ and they station themselves in the midst of the portion, and deliver it, and smite the Philistines, and Jehovah saveth -- a great salvation.

¹⁵ And three of the thirty heads go down on the rock unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is encamping in the valley of Rephaim,

¹⁶ and David `is' then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines `is' then in Beth-Lehem,

¹⁷ and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that `is' at the gate!'

¹⁸ And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that `is' at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,

¹⁹ and saith, `Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;' and he was not willing to drink it; these `things' did the three mighty ones.

²⁰ And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and hath a name among three.

²¹ Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the `first' three he hath not come.

²² Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he hath smitten the two lion-like Moabites, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit, in the day of snow.

²³ And he hath smitten the man, the Egyptian -- a man of measure, five by the cubit -- and in the hand of the Egyptian `is' a spear like a beam of weavers, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.

²⁴ These `things' hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among the three mighty ones.

²⁵ Of the thirty, lo, he `is' honoured, and unto the `first' three he hath not come, and David setteth him over his guard.

²⁶ And the mighty ones of the forces `are' Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-Ezer the Annethothite,

²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shage the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, head of the Reubenites, and by him thirty,

⁴³ Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite,

⁴⁶ Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

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¹ And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

² Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

³ And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.

⁴ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

⁶ And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

⁷ And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁸ And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city.

⁹ And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

¹⁰ And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

¹¹ And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

¹² And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

¹³ He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

¹⁴ And they stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

¹⁵ And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁶ And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

¹⁷ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

¹⁸ And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

¹⁹ And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [who went] at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

²⁰ And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

²¹ Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.

²² Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

²³ He also smote the Egyptian, a man of 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.

²⁴ These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁵ Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.

²⁶ And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁹ Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ Bene-Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;

⁴³ Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashtarothite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

⁴⁶ Eliel of Mahavim, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Jithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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¹ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

² In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh your God said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

⁴ David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

⁵ The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

⁶ David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

⁷ David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁸ He built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁹ David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Hosts was with him.

¹⁰ Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shown themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

¹¹ This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

¹² After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

¹³ He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

¹⁴ They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

¹⁵ Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁶ David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁷ David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁸ The three broke 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 Yahweh,

¹⁹ and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who 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 the three mighty men.

²⁰ Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

²¹ Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.

²² Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²³ He killed 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 killed him with his own spear.

²⁴ These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁵ Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁶ Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

⁴³ Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael the 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,

⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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¹ Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

² In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.

³ So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

⁴ Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.

⁵ And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

⁶ And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.

⁷ And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

⁸ And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.

⁹ And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.

¹⁰ Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

¹¹ This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.

¹² And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.

¹³ He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.

¹⁴ And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.

¹⁵ And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁶ At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

¹⁷ And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!

¹⁸ So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,

¹⁹ Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

²⁰ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.

²¹ Of the thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first three.

²² Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a fighting-man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death two young lions going into their secret place; and he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow.

²³ And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

²⁴ These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

²⁵ He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.

²⁶ And these were the great men of war: Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

²⁷ Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸ Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Heled, the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³¹ Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³² Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³³ Azmaveth of Bahurim, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴ The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shage the Hararite,

³⁵ Ahiam, the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal, the son of Ur,

³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai, the son of Ezbai,

³⁸ Joel, the brother of Nathan, Mibhar, the son of Hagri,

³⁹ Zelek the Ammonite, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad, the son of Ahlai,

⁴² Adina, the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;

⁴³ Hanan, the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴⁴ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁵ Jediael, the 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,

⁴⁷ Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.