1 Chronicles 11 — King James Version

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. {in time...: Heb. both yesterday and the third day} {feed: or, rule}● 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. {by: Heb. by the hand of}● 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. {chief: Heb. head}● And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. {it: that is, Zion}● And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. {repaired: Heb. revived}● So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts {was} with him. {waxed...: Heb. went in going and increasing}● 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. {strengthened...: or, held strongly with him}● 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. {an Hachmonite: or, son of Hachmoni}● 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. {Pasdammim: also called, Ephesdammim}● 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. {set...: or, stood} {deliverance: or, salvation}● 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. {three...: or, three captains over the thirty}● 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. {that have...: Heb. with their lives?}● 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. {who had...: Heb. great of deeds}● 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. {great...: Heb. measure}● 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, {Shammoth: or, Shammah} {Harorite: or, Harodite} {Pelonite: or, Paltite}● Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,● Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, {Sibbecai: or, Mebunnai} {Ilai: or, Zalmon}● Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, {Heled: or, Heleb}● 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, {Hurai: or, Hiddai} {Abiel: or, Abialbon}● Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,● The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, {Hashem: or, Jashen}● Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, {Sacar: or, Sharar} {Eliphal: or, Eliphelet} {Ur: or, Ahasbai}● Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,● Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, {Hezro: or Hezrai} {Naarai: or Paarai the Arbite}● Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, {the son...: or, the Haggerite}● 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, {son...: or, Shimrite}● Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,● Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.●