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UST 1 CHR Chapter 11

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11 Then the leaders of the Israelites met with David at Hebron. They told him, “Listen, even though we belong to different tribes, we are all Israelites. 2 Previously, even though Saul was our king, you were the one who led our soldiers into battle. Yahweh our God promised you, ‘You will take care of my Israelite people. You will be their king.’ ”

3 Then the elders of the people of Israel came to David at Hebron to make him their king. David made an agreement with them at Hebron with Yahweh as their witness. The elders poured olive oil on David’s head to show that he was now the king of Israel. That was just what Yahweh had told Samuel to say would happen.

4 Then David led the Israelite soldiers to Jerusalem. People also called that city Jebus because the Jebusites lived there. They were one of the groups that lived in the land before the Israelites arrived. 5 The people who lived in Jebus called out mockingly to David, “You will never enter this city!” But David’s army did capture the fortress on Mount Zion. Later people called it the City of David.

6 David told his soldiers, “Whoever leads our soldiers to defeat the people of Jebus will become the commander of my army.” Joab son of Zeruiah led the soldiers, so he became the commander.

7 David moved into the fortress. That is why people call it the City of David. 8 David had workers build more buildings in the area between the fortress and the Millo. Joab’s men repaired the other parts of the city. 9 David continued to become more and more powerful because Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, was helping him.

10 Here is a description of David’s greatest warriors. When the Israelites made him their king, just as Yahweh had said would happen, they helped make sure that he was a strong and secure king. 11 These are the names of David’s greatest warriors.

Jashobeam the Hachmonite was the leader of the three most powerful warriors. In one battle, he fought against 300 enemy soldiers and killed them all.

12 There was also Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He too was one of David’s three most powerful warriors. 13 Once the Philistine army invaded Israel and formed their battle lines at Pas Dammim. There was a field of ripe barley there that they wanted to steal. Eleazar came with David to fight them, but the Philistines were winning the battle, so the other Israelite soldiers retreated. 14 But Eleazar stood with David in the middle of the field and defended it by killing many Philistine soldiers. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory.

15 At the time when David was staying in the cave of Adullam, three other men who were among his 30 greatest warriors came to help him. A group of Philistine soldiers had set up their tents in the Valley of the Raphaites. 16 David was staying in the cave because it was safe there, and another group of Philistine soldiers was occupying his home town of Bethlehem. 17 One day David felt very thirsty. He said, “If only someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 18 So these three of his greatest warriors fought their way through the camp of Philistine soldiers at Bethlehem. They drew some water from the well there and carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out on the ground as an offering to Yahweh. 19 He said, “God would certainly not want me to drink this water! That would be like drinking the blood of these men who were willing to die to get it for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was something those three great warriors did.

20 Abishai, Joab’s younger brother, was the leader of those three of David’s greatest soldiers. He once fought against 300 enemy soldiers and killed them all. As a result, he became famous like the three very greatest soldiers. 21 He was the most famous of the next three of David’s greatest soldiers, and he became their leader, although the three very greatest warriors were even more famous.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada from the city of Kabzeel was another of David’s greatest soldiers. He won many great victories. He killed two of the best warriors in the Moabite army in single combat. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion there. 23 He also killed a giant Egyptian soldier who was two and a half meters tall. That soldier had a large, thick spear. Benaiah had only a wooden staff. But he attacked the soldier and took away his spear. Then he killed him with that spear. 24 Those are some of the things that Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. As a result, he became as famous as David’s three greatest warriors. 25 He was more famous than David’s other thirty greatest warriors, although the three very greatest warriors were even more famous. David appointed him to be the commander of his bodyguards.

26 These are the names of David’s greatest warriors:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

27 Shammoth the Harorite,

Helez the Pelonite,

28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Abiezer the Anathothite,

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite,

Ilai the Ahohite,

30 Maharai the Netophathite,

Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite,

31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin,

Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32 Hurai from the place where streams flow through Gaash,

Abiel the Arbathite,

33 Azmaveth the Barhumite,

Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,

Jonathan son of Shagee, the Hararite,

35 Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite,

Eliphal son of Ur,

36 Hepher the Mecherathite,

Ahijah the Pelonite,

37 Hezro the Carmelite,

Naarai son of Ezbai,

38 Joel the brother of Nathan,

Mibhar son of Hagri,

39 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite who carried 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 from the tribe of Reuben, a leader from that tribe, who had 30 soldiers with him,

43 Hanan son of Maacah,

Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,

Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

45 Jediael son of Shimri

and his brother Joha the Tizite,

46 Eliel the Mahavite,

Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,

Ithmah the Moabite,

47 Eliel and Obed

and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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UST 1 CHR Chapter 11

UST 1 CHR Chapter 11