Then all Israel gathered
themselves to David
unto Hebron
, saying
, Behold, we are thy bone
and thy flesh
.
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
.
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
.
And David and all Israel
went
to Jerusalem
, which is Jebus
; where the Jebusites
were , the inhabitants
of the land
.
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
.
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
.
And David dwelt
in the castle
; therefore they called
it the city
of David
.
And he built the city
round about
, even from Millo
round about
: and Joab
repaired
the rest
of the city
.
So David waxed
greater
and greater
: for the LORD
of hosts
was with him.
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
.
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
.
And after him was Eleazar
the son
of Dodo
, the Ahohite
, who was one of the three
mighties
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And David was then in the hold
, and the Philistines
' garrison
was then at 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
!
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
,
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
.
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
.
Of the three, he was more honourable
than the two
; for he was their captain
: howbeit he attained
not to the first three
.
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
.
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 things did Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
, and had the name
among the three
mighties
.
Behold, he was honourable
among the thirty
, but attained
not to the first three
: and David
set
him over his guard
.
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
,
Ira the son
of Ikkesh
the Tekoite
, Abiezer
the Antothite
,
Sibbecai the Hushathite
, Ilai
the Ahohite
,
Maharai the Netophathite
, Heled
the son
of Baanah
the Netophathite
,
Ithai the son
of Ribai
of Gibeah
, that pertained to the children
of Benjamin
, Benaiah
the Pirathonite
,
Hurai of the brooks
of Gaash
, Abiel
the Arbathite
,
Azmaveth the Baharumite
, Eliahba
the Shaalbonite
,
The sons of Hashem
the Gizonite
, Jonathan
the son
of Shage
the Hararite
,
Ahiam the son
of Sacar
the Hararite
, Eliphal
the son
of Ur
,
Hepher the Mecherathite
, Ahijah
the Pelonite
,
Hezro the Carmelite
, Naarai
the son
of Ezbai
,
Joel the brother
of Nathan
, Mibhar
the son
of Haggeri
,
Zelek the Ammonite
, Naharai
the Berothite
, the armourbearer
of Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
,
Ira the Ithrite
, Gareb
the Ithrite
,
Uriah the Hittite
, Zabad
the son
of Ahlai
,
Adina the son
of Shiza
the Reubenite
, a captain
of the Reubenites
, and thirty
with him,
Hanan the son
of Maachah
, and Joshaphat
the Mithnite
,
Uzzia the Ashterathite
, Shama
and Jehiel
the sons
of Hothan
the Aroerite
,
Jediael the son
of Shimri
, and Joha
his brother
, the Tizite
,
Eliel the Mahavite
, and Jeribai
, and Joshaviah
, the sons
of Elnaam
, and Ithmah
the Moabite
,
Eliel, and Obed
, and Jasiel
the Mesobaite
.