1Then all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] gathered themselves to David [beloved] unto Hevron [Seat of Association], saying, Behold, we [are] youⁱ bone and youⁱ flesh. 2And moreover in time past, even when Sha’ul [desired] was king, youⁱ [were] he that led out and brought in Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]: and the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) youⁱ God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] said unto youⁱ, youⁱ shall feed my people Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and youⁱ shall be ruler over my people Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]. 3Therefore came all the elders of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] to the king to Hevron [Seat of Association]; and David [beloved] made a covenant with them in Hevron [Seat of Association] before the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate); and they anointed David [beloved] king over Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], according to the word of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) by Sh’mu’el [His name is El].

4And David [beloved] and all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] went to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], which [is] Y’vus [Threshing Place]; where the Y’vusi [Threshers, Trampled Under Foot] [were], the inhabitants of the land. 5And the inhabitants of Y’vus [Threshing Place] said to David [beloved], youⁱ shall not come here. Nevertheless David [beloved] took the castle of Tziyon [parched place], which [is] the city of David [beloved]. 6And David [beloved] said, Whosoever smites the Y’vusi [Threshers, Trampled Under Foot] first shall be chief and captain. So Yo’av [Yehovah is father] the son of Tz’ruyah [balsam] went first up, and was chief. 7And David [beloved] dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David [beloved]. 8And he built the city round about, even from Millo [fortification (defensive structure) or mound] round about: and Yo’av [Yehovah is father] repaired the rest of the city. 9So David [beloved] waxed greater and greater: for the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies] [was] with him.

10These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David [beloved] had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], to make him king, according to the word of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) concerning Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]. 11And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David [beloved] had; Yashov’am [the people will return], an Hakhmoni [wise], the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.

12And after him [was] El’azar [God has helped] the son of Dodo [his beloved], the Achochi [God prevails], who [was one] of the three mighties. 13He was with David [beloved] at Pas-Damim [boundary of blood], and there the P’lishtim [Immigrants] were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the P’lishtim [Immigrants]. 14And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, and delivered it, and killed the P’lishtim [Immigrants]; and the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) saved [them] by a great deliverance.

15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David [beloved], into the cave of ‘Adulam [Justice of the People]; and the host of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] encamped in the valley of Refa’im [giants]. 16And David [beloved] [was] then in the hold, and the P’lishtim [Immigrants]' Garrison (fortification; military post) [was] then at Beit-Lechem [House of Bread]. 17And David [beloved] longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread], that [is] at the gate! 18And the three broke through the host of the P’lishtim [Immigrants], and drew water out of the well of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread], that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David [beloved]: but David [beloved] would not drink [of] it, but poured it out to the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), 19And said, My God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] 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.

20And Avishai [my father is a gift] the brother of Yo’av [Yehovah is father], he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he killed [them], and had a name among the three. 21Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.

22B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the son of Y’hoyada [Yehovah knows], the son of a valiant man of Kavtze’el [God Gathers], who had done many acts; he killed two lion-like men of Mo’av [Seed of my Father]: also he went down and killed a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23And he killed an Mitzri [Egyptian], a man of [great] stature, five cubits high; and in the Mitzri [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 Mitzri [Egyptian]'s hand, and killed him with his own spear. 24These [things] did B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the son of Y’hoyada [Yehovah knows], and had the name among the three mighties. 25Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the [first] three: and David [beloved] set him over his guard.

26Also the valiant men of the armies [were], ‘Asah’el [God-made] the brother of Yo’av [Yehovah is father], Elchanan [God has been gracious] the son of Dodo [his beloved] of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread], 27Shammah [desolations] the Harori [the mountaineer], Heletz [he has saved] the P’loni [a certain one], 28‘Ira [watchful of a city] the son of ‘Ikesh [twisted] the T’koai [trumpet blast], Avi-ezer [My Father is Help] the ‘Anatoti’ [affliction], 29Sibkhai [weaver] the Hushati [meaning unknown], ‘Ilai [exalted] the Achochi [God prevails], 30Mahrai [impetuous] the N’tofati [dropping], Heled [transient] the son of Ba’anah [in affliction] the N’tofati [dropping], 31Ittai [with me] the son of Rivai [pleader with Yehovah] of Giv’ah [Hill], [that pertained] to the children of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength], B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the Pir’atoni [Princely], 32Hurai [linen-weaver] of the brooks of Ga’ash [Quaking], Avi’el [El (God) is my father] the ‘Arati [desert house], 33‘Azmavet [strong unto death] the Bacharumi [choice of youths], Elyachba [God hides] the Sha’alvoni [place of foxes], 34The sons of Hashem [fat] the Gizoni [shearer, or quarryman], Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] the son of Shageh [erring] the Harari [mountain dweller], 35Achi’am [mother’s brother] the son of Sakhar [wages] the Harari [mountain dweller], Elifal [my God is supplication] the son of Ur [flame], 36Hefer [A Well] the M’kherati [he of the dug-out], Achiyah [brother of Yehovah] the P’loni [a certain one], 37Hetzro [enclosed] the Carmeli [garden-land], Na’arai [handmaid] the son of Ezbai [my humblings], 38Yo’el [Yehovah is God] the brother of Natan [giver], Mivchar [choice] the son of Hagri [wanderer], 39Tzelek [fissure] the ‘Amoni [tribal], Nachrai [snorter] the Be’eroti [my wells], the armourbearer of Yo’av [Yehovah is father] the son of Tz’ruyah [balsam], 40‘Ira [watchful of a city] the Yitri [a remnant: excellence], Garev [scabby] the Yitri [a remnant: excellence], 41Uriyah [Yehovah is my light (flame)] the Hitti [Terroists], Zavad [he endows] the son of Achlai [O! would that!], 42Adina the son of Shiza [splendour] the Re’uveni [behold a son], a captain of the Re’uveni [behold, a son!], and thirty with him, 43Hanan [he is merciful] the son of Ma’akhah [oppression], and Yoshafat [Yehovah judges] the Mitni [athlete], 44‘Uziyah [strength of Yehovah] the ‘Asht’rati [star/Easter], Shama [obedient] and Jehiel the sons of Hotam [seal] the ‘Aro’eri [destitute], 45Y’dia’el [God makes known] the son of Shimri [vigilant], and Yocha [Yehovah gives life] his brother, the Titzi [you shall go forth], 46Eli’el [my God is God] the Machavim [propagators], and Yerivai [my contentions], and Yoshavyah [Yehovah makes equal], the sons of Elna’am [God is delight], and Yitmah [orphan] the Mo’avi [from father: what father?], 47Eli’el [my God is God], and ‘Oved [serving], and Ya’asi’el [God is maker] the M’tzovayah [the one set up of Yah].