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| 1Later on, all of Israel gathered together at Hebron in order to tell David, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood! | 1Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. |
| 2Even back when Saul was ruling as king, you kept on leading the army of Israel out to battle and bringing them in again. The LORD your God told you, 'You yourself will shepherd my people Israel and will be Commander-in-Chief over my people Israel.'" | 2In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” |
| 3So all the elders of Israel approached the king at Hebron, where David entered into a covenant in the presence of the LORD. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel, just as the LORD had sent word through Samuel. | 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. |
| 4Later, David and all of Israel marched to Jerusalem (then known as Jebus, where the Jebusites lived when they inhabited the land). | 4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. |
| 5The inhabitants of Jebus told David, "You're not coming in here!" Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David. | 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. |
| 6David had announced, "Whoever first attacks the Jebusites will be appointed chief and commander." When Zeruiah's son Joab went up first, he became chief. | 6David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. |
| 7David occupied the fortress, so it was named the City of David after him. | 7And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. |
| 8He built up the walls surrounding the city in a complete circle from the terrace ramparts, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. | 8And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. |
| 9David became more and more prestigious because the LORD of the Heavenly Armies was with him. | 9And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him. |
| 10These are the leaders of the elite warriors who were strong supporters of David in his kingdom, along with all of Israel, in keeping with the message from the LORD concerning Israel. | 10Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. |
| 11This record of the warriors who were for David included Hachmoni's son Jashobeam, leader of the platoons, who killed 300 with his spear in a single encounter. | 11This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time. |
| 12Next to him among the Three Warriors was Dodo the Ahohite's son Eleazar. | 12And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite. |
| 13He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were there to engage them in battle. There was a field planted with barley, and the army had run away from the Philistines, | 13He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. |
| 14but they took a defensive stand in the middle of the field and killed the Philistines while the LORD saved them by means of a great victory. | 14But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the LORD saved them by a great victory. |
| 15Later, the Three Warriors went down to David's hideout at the cave of Adullam when the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants. | 15Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 16David was living in that stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem. | 16David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. |
| 17David expressed a longing, "Oh, how I wish someone would get me a drink of water from the Bethlehem well that's by the city gate!" | 17And David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” |
| 18So the Three Warriors broke through the Philistine ranks, drew some water from the Bethlehem well that was next to the city gate, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it, poured it out in the LORD's presence, and | 18Then the three mighty men broke through the camp 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 it. He poured it out to the LORD |
| 19said in response, "May God forbid me to do this! I won't drink the blood of these men, will I? After all, they risked their lives to bring it to me." That's why he wouldn't drink it. The Three Warriors did these things. | 19and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. |
| 20Joab's brother Abishai was the lieutenant in charge of the platoons. He used his spear to fight and kill 300 men, gaining a reputation distinct from the Three. | 20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. |
| 21He was more well-known than the Three, but he never attained the stature of the Three. | 21He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. |
| 22Jehoiada's son Benaiah, who was a valiant man, accomplished great things. He was from Kabzeel. He killed two men named Ariel from Moab and then he also went down into a pit and struck down a lion during a snow storm one day. | 22And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. |
| 23He also killed a soldier from Egypt of enormous height—five cubits tall. The Egyptian carried a spear comparable in size to a weaver's beam, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. | 23And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. |
| 24Benaiah did things like this and gained a reputation comparable to the Three Warriors. | 24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men. |
| 25He was well known among the platoons, but he didn't measure up to the Three Warriors. David placed him in charge of his security detail. | 25He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. |
| 26The elite forces included Asahel (Joab's brother), Dodo's son Elhanan from Bethlehem, | 26The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| 27Shammoth from Haror, Helez the Pelonite, | 27Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite, |
| 28Ikkesh's son Ira from Tekoa, Abiezer from Anathoth, | 28Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth, |
| 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, | 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, |
| 30Maharai from Netophah, Baanah's son Heled from Netophah, | 30Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, |
| 31Ribai's son Ithai from Gibeah, controlled by the descendants of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, | 31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, |
| 32Hurai from the wadis of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, | 32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, |
| 33Azmaveth from Baharum, Eliahba from Shaalbon, | 33Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, |
| 34Hashem the Gizonite, Shagee the Hararite's son Jonathan, | 34Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, |
| 35Sachar the Hararite's son Ahiam, Ur's son Eliphal, | 35Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, |
| 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, | 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, |
| 37Hezro from Carmel, Ezbai's son Naarai, | 37Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, |
| 38Joel (Nathan's brother), Hagri's son Mibhar, | 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, |
| 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai from Beeroth, who was the armor-bearer for Zeruiah's son Joab, | 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, | 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 41Uriah the Hittite, Ahlai's son Zabad, | 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, |
| 42Shiza the Reubenite's son Adina, a leader of the descendants of Reuben, along with thirty others with him, | 42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, |
| 43Maacah's son Hanan, Joshaphat the Mithnite, | 43Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, |
| 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Hotham the Aroerite's sons Shama and Jeiel, | 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, |
| 45Shimri's son Jediael and his brother Joha the Tizite, | 45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, |
| 46Eliel the Mahavite, Elnaam's sons Jeribai and Joshaviah, Ithmah the Moabite, | 46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, |
| 47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. | 47Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. |
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