Moff 1 CHR Chapter 11

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11 Then all Israel gathered round David at Hebron, saying, Here we are, your own bone and flesh! 2 In bygone days, even when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel out and in; the Eternal your God said to you, You shall shepherd my people Israel, you shall be prince over my people Israel! 3 So all the sheikhs of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a compact with them at Hebron, in presence of the Eternal, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the Eternal had ordered by Samuel. 4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), 5 where the Jebusites, natives of the country, told David, You will never get in here. But David did capture the stronghold of Sion (which is David’s burg). 6 David proclaimed, Whoever is the first to rout the Jebusites shall be commander-in-chief. Joab the son of Zerulah was the first to attack them, and he was made commander. 7 David took up his residence in the stronghold (hence it was called David's burg), 8 and built a wall round about the town, from the Millo rampart onwards, while Joab repaired the rest of the town. 9 David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was on his side.

10 These are the leading knights of David, who were his powerful supporters in the kingdom, uniting with all Israel to make him king, in terms of the Eternal's instructions for Israel. 11 This is the number of David's knights. There was Ishbaal,

the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the Trio, who once wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he slew all at one time. 12 Next him came Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the Trio of knights; 13 he was with David at Pasdammim, in a field full of barley, where the Philistines had collected; the people had run away from the Philistines, 14 but he held his ground in the field, kept the place, and slew the Philistines; the Eternal saved them by a great victory. 19 Such were exploits of the Trio of knights. 20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was at the head of the Thirty, for he once wielded his spear against three hundred men whom he slew, and won a name like that of the Trio. 21 He was the most distinguished of the Thirty and became their captain, but he was not promoted to a place in the Trio. 22 Then there was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, a brave fighter, a man of doughty deeds; he killed two lion-cubs in their lair, after he had gone down and killed the lion inside a pit upon a snowy day. 23 He also killed an Egyptian, a very tall man, seven and a half feet high, who carried a spear the size of a weaver's beam; Benaiah attacked him with a club, wrenched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. 24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada; he won a name like that of the Trio of knights, 25 and was indeed renowned among the Thirty, but he was not promoted to the Trio. David put him at the head of his bodyguard.

15 Three of the Thirty once made their way down to the crag, to join David at the stronghold of Adullam. The Philistine force was camping in the valley of Rephaim; 16 David was inside the stronghold, and there was a Philistine garrison at Bethlehem. 17 David said longingly, Oh if someone would only give me a drink of water from the well at Bethlehem, the well beside the gate! 18 So the three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well at Bethlehem, the well beside the gate, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it; he poured it out for the Eternal, 19 crying, My God forbid that I should do it! Am I to drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? For they have brought this water at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. 26 Now for the heroes of the army: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo (from Bethlehem), 27 Shammoth from Harod, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh (from Tekoah), Abiezer from Anathoth, 29 Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah (belonging to Benjamin), Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hiddai from the wadies of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth from Bahurim, Efiahba from Shaalbon, 34 the sons of Hashem from Gizon, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher from Mecherath, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 37 Hezro from Karmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the

brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to 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, Captain of a Reubenite company of thirty, 43 Hanan the son of Maakah, Josaphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia from Ashtaroth, Shama and Jehiel (their father was Hotham of Aroer), 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and his brother Joha (from Tizi), 46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah (sons of Elnaam), Ithmah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah.

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Moff 1 CHR Chapter 11

Moff 1 CHR Chapter 11