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1All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

1וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ כָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־ דָּוִ֖יד חֶבְר֣וֹנָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֛ה עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel's commanding general. The LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.'"

2גַּם־ תְּמ֣וֹל גַּם־ שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם גַּ֚ם בִּהְי֣וֹת שָׁא֣וּל מֶ֔לֶךְ אַתָּ֛ה הַמּוֹצִ֥יא וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּאמֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לְךָ֗ אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־ עַמִּי֙ אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאַתָּה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה נָגִ֔יד עַ֖ל עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, just as the LORD had announced through Samuel.

3וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ כָּל־ זִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶל־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חֶבְר֔וֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹת֩ לָהֶ֨ם דָּוִ֥יד בְּרִ֛ית בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־ דָּוִ֤יד לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־ שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ ס

4David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land's original inhabitants, lived there.)

4וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ דָּוִ֧יד וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הִ֣יא יְב֑וּס וְשָׁם֙ הַיְבוּסִ֔י יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

5The residents of Jebus said to David, "You cannot invade this place!" But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

5וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י יְבוּס֙ לְדָוִ֔יד לֹ֥א תָב֖וֹא הֵ֑נָּה וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־ מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֔וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃

6David said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!" So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד כָּל־ מַכֵּ֤ה יְבוּסִי֙ בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה יִהְיֶ֥ה לְרֹ֖אשׁ וּלְשָׂ֑ר וַיַּ֧עַל בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָ֖ה וַיְהִ֥י לְרֹֽאשׁ׃

7David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

7וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד בַּמְצָ֑ד עַל־ כֵּ֥ן קָרְאוּ־ ל֖וֹ עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃

8He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.

8וַיִּ֤בֶן הָעִיר֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב מִן־ הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וְעַד־ הַסָּבִ֑יב וְיוֹאָ֕ב יְחַיֶּ֖ה אֶת־ שְׁאָ֥ר הָעִֽיר׃

9David's power steadily grew, for the LORD who commands armies was with him.

9וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖יד הָל֣וֹךְ וְגָד֑וֹל וַיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃ פ

10These were the leaders of David's warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the LORD's word.

10וְאֵ֨לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֤י הַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֔יד הַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨ים עִמּ֧וֹ בְמַלְכוּת֛וֹ עִם־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

11This is the list of David's warriors: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle.

11וְאֵ֛לֶּה מִסְפַּ֥ר הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑יד יָשָׁבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־ חַכְמוֹנִ֗י רֹ֚אשׁ [השלושים] (הַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔ים) הֽוּא־ עוֹרֵ֧ר אֶת־ חֲנִית֛וֹ עַל־ שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת חָלָ֖ל בְּפַ֥עַם אֶחָֽת׃

12Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was one of the three elite warriors.

12וְאַחֲרָ֛יו אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ הָאֲחוֹחִ֑י ה֖וּא בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃

13He was with David in Pas Dammim when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,

13הֽוּא־ הָיָ֨ה עִם־ דָּוִ֜יד בַּפַּ֣ס דַּמִּ֗ים וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ נֶאֱסְפוּ־ שָׁ֣ם‪‬ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֛י חֶלְקַ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מְלֵאָ֣ה שְׂעוֹרִ֑ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖סוּ מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

14but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them a great victory.

14וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּ בְתוֹךְ־ הַחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָ וַיַּכּ֖וּ אֶת־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיּ֥וֹשַׁע יְהוָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

15Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

15וַיֵּרְד֡וּ שְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩ מִן־ הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים רֹ֤אשׁ עַל־ הַצֻּר֙ אֶל־ דָּוִ֔יד אֶל־ מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

16David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

16וְדָוִ֖יד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּנְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

17David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!"

17[ויתאו] (וַיִּתְאָ֥יו) דָּוִ֖יד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבּ֥וֹר בֵּֽית־ לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃

18So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

18וַיִּבְקְע֨וּ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ מַ֙יִם֙ מִבּ֤וֹר בֵּֽית־ לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־ דָּוִ֑יד וְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤ה דָוִיד֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃

19and said, "God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

19וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י מֵאֱלֹהַ֜י מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת זֹ֗את הֲדַ֣ם הָאֲנָשִׁים֩ הָאֵ֨לֶּה אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ כִּ֣י בְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣ם הֱבִיא֔וּם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃

20Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

20וְאַבְשַׁ֣י אֲחִֽי־ יוֹאָ֗ב ה֤וּא הָיָה֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔ה וְהוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת־ חֲנִית֔וֹ עַל־ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל [ולא־] (וְלוֹ־) שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃

21From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.

21מִן־ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה בַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙ נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה לֹֽא־ בָֽא׃ ס

22Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.

22בְּנָיָ֨ה בֶן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ חַ֛יִל רַב־ פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽן־ קַבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִיאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־ הָאֲרִ֛י בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבּ֖וֹר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃

23He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver's loom; Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

23וְהֽוּא־ הִכָּה֩ אֶת־ הָאִ֨ישׁ הַמִּצְרִ֜י אִ֥ישׁ מִדָּ֣ה ׀ חָמֵ֣שׁ בָּאַמָּ֗ה וּבְיַ֨ד הַמִּצְרִ֤י חֲנִית֙ כִּמְנ֣וֹר אֹרְגִ֔ים וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־ הַחֲנִית֙ מִיַּ֣ד הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃

24Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

24אֵ֣לֶּה עָשָׂ֔ה בְּנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וְלוֹ־ שֵׁ֖ם בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃

25He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

25מִן־ הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗ים הִנּ֤וֹ נִכְבָּד֙ ה֔וּא וְאֶל־ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־ בָ֑א וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖יד עַל־ מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ ס

26The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,

26וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י הַחֲיָלִ֑ים עֲשָׂה־ אֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ מִבֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ ס

27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

27שַׁמּוֹת֙ הַהֲרוֹרִ֔י חֶ֖לֶץ הַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ ס

28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

28עִירָ֤א בֶן־ עִקֵּשׁ֙ הַתְּקוֹעִ֔י אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר הָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ ס

29Sibbekai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

29סִבְּכַי֙ הַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔י עִילַ֖י הָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ ס

30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

30מַהְרַי֙ הַנְּטֹ֣פָתִ֔י חֵ֥לֶד בֶּֽן־ בַּֽעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטוֹפָתִֽי׃ ס

31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

31אִיתַ֣י בֶּן־ רִיבַ֗י מִגִּבְעַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן ס בְּנָיָ֖ה הַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃

32Hurai from the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

32חוּרַי֙ מִנַּ֣חֲלֵי גָ֔עַשׁ ס אֲבִיאֵ֖ל הָעַרְבָתִֽי׃ ס

33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

33עַזְמָ֙וֶת֙ הַבַּ֣חֲרוּמִ֔י אֶלְיַחְבָּ֖א הַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִֽי׃ ס

34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shageh the Hararite,

34בְּנֵ֗י הָשֵׁם֙ הַגִּ֣זוֹנִ֔י יוֹנָתָ֥ן בֶּן־ שָׁגֵ֖ה הַהֲרָרִֽי׃ ס

35Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

35אֲחִיאָ֧ם בֶּן־ שָׂכָ֛ר הַהֲרָרִ֖י אֱלִיפַ֥ל בֶּן־ אֽוּר׃ ס

36Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

36חֵ֚פֶר הַמְּכֵ֣רָתִ֔י אֲחִיָּ֖ה הַפְּלֹנִֽי׃ ס

37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

37חֶצְרוֹ֙ הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י נַעֲרַ֖י בֶּן־ אֶזְבָּֽי׃ ס

38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

38יוֹאֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י נָתָ֔ן מִבְחָ֖ר בֶּן־ הַגְרִֽי׃ ס

39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

39צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמּוֹנִ֑י נַחְרַי֙ הַבֵּ֣רֹתִ֔י נֹשֵׂ֕א כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָֽה׃ ס

40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

40עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃ ס

41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Achli,

41אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַחִתִּ֔י זָבָ֖ד בֶּן־ אַחְלָֽי׃ ס

42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites and the thirty warriors with him,

42עֲדִינָ֨א בֶן־ שִׁיזָ֜א הָרֽאוּבֵנִ֗י רֹ֛אשׁ לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְעָלָ֥יו שְׁלוֹשִֽׁים׃ ס

43Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

43חָנָן֙ בֶּֽן־ מַעֲכָ֔ה וְיוֹשָׁפָ֖ט הַמִּתְנִֽי׃ ס

44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

44עֻזִיָּ֖א הָעֲשְׁתְּרָתִ֑י שָׁמָע֙ [ויעואל] (וִֽיעִיאֵ֔ל) ס בְּנֵ֖י חוֹתָ֥ם הָעֲרֹעֵרִֽי׃ ס

45Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

45יְדִֽיעֲאֵל֙ בֶּן־ שִׁמְרִ֔י וְיֹחָ֥א אָחִ֖יו הַתִּיצִֽי׃ ס

46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

46אֱלִיאֵל֙ הַֽמַּחֲוִ֔ים וִירִיבַ֥י וְיוֹשַׁוְיָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י אֶלְנָ֑עַם וְיִתְמָ֖ה הַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃

47Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

47אֱלִיאֵ֣ל וְעוֹבֵ֔ד וְיַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל הַמְּצֹבָיָֽה׃ פ

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