◄ 1 Chronicles 11 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’”
3[an error occurred while processing this directive]3So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel. David Captures Jerusalem
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8He extended the city from the supporting terraces to the surrounding area, while Joab rebuilt the rest of Jerusalem.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him. David’s Mightiest Warriors
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11Here is the record of David’s mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13He was with David when the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammim and attacked the Israelites in a field full of barley. The Israelite army fled,
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14but Eleazar and David held their ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the LORD saved them by giving them a great victory.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15Once when David was at the rock near the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty—an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there.
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.”
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD.
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19“God forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. David’s Thirty Mighty Men
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23Once, armed only with a club, he killed an Egyptian warrior who was 7 1/2 feet tall and who was armed with a spear as thick as a weaver’s beam. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26David’s mighty warriors also included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27Shammah from Harod; Helez from Pelon;
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth;
29[an error occurred while processing this directive]29Sibbecai from Hushah; Zalmon from Ahoah;
30[an error occurred while processing this directive]30Maharai from Netophah; Heled son of Baanah from Netophah;
31[an error occurred while processing this directive]31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); Benaiah from Pirathon;
32[an error occurred while processing this directive]32Hurai from near Nahale-gaash ; Abi-albon from Arabah;
33[an error occurred while processing this directive]33Azmaveth from Bahurim ; Eliahba from Shaalbon;
34[an error occurred while processing this directive]34the sons of Jashen from Gizon; Jonathan son of Shagee from Harar;
35[an error occurred while processing this directive]35Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; Eliphal son of Ur;
36[an error occurred while processing this directive]36Hepher from Mekerah; Ahijah from Pelon;
37[an error occurred while processing this directive]37Hezro from Carmel; Paarai 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 from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
40[an error occurred while processing this directive]40Ira from Jattir; Gareb from Jattir;
41[an error occurred while processing this directive]41Uriah the Hittite; Zabad son of Ahlai;
42[an error occurred while processing this directive]42Adina son of Shiza, the Reubenite leader who had thirty men with him;
43[an error occurred while processing this directive]43Hanan son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna;
44[an error occurred while processing this directive]44Uzzia from Ashtaroth; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer;
45[an error occurred while processing this directive]45Jediael son of Shimri; Joha, his brother, from Tiz;
46[an error occurred while processing this directive]46Eliel from Mahavah; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from Moab;
47[an error occurred while processing this directive]47Eliel and Obed; Jaasiel from Zobah.
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