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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Even previously when Saul was king, you were leading Israel out to battle and bringing us back. The LORD your God also said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'" |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the LORD's presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD's word through Samuel. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will never get in here." Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6David said, "Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become chief commander." Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8He built up the city all the way around, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding parts, and Joab restored the rest of the city. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9David steadily grew more powerful, and the LORD of Armies was with him. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The following were the chiefs of David's warriors who, together with all Israel, strongly supported him in his reign to make him king according to the LORD's word about Israel. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11This is the list of David's warriors: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the Thirty; he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12After him, Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite was one of the three warriors. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. There was a portion of a field full of barley, where the troops had fled from the Philistines. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the LORD gave them a great victory. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!" |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19David said, "I would never do such a thing in the presence of my God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Abishai, Joab's brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21He was more honored than the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver's beam, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and then killed him with his own spear. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The best soldiers were Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites, Benaiah the Pirathonite, |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Hurai from the wadis of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite, |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur, |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai, |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri, |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah, |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41Uriah the Hethite, Zabad son of Ahlai, |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite, |
| 44[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, |
| 45[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 45Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite, |
| 46[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 46Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, |
| 47[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. |
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