1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2And, moreover, in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he who leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed My people, Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over My people, Israel. 3Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were. 5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come here {hither}. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold {castle} of Zion, which is the city of David. 6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and was chief. 7And David dwelt in the stronghold {castle}; therefore, they called it the city of David. 8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about; and Joab restored {repaired} the rest of the city. 9So David grew {waxed} greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.

10These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 11And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. 13He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot {parcel} of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 14And they set themselves in the midst of that plot {parcel}, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.

15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16And David was then in the stronghold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. 17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! 18And the three broke through the host 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 of it, but poured it out to the LORD, 19And said, My God, forbid {it} me, that I should do this thing. Shall I drink the blood of these men who 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 mighty men {mightiest}.

20And Abishai, the brother of Joab, {he} was chief of the three; for, lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and won {had} a name among the three. 21Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain. Howbeit, he attained not to the first three.

22Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many deeds {acts}, he slew two lion-like men of Moab; also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall {high}; and in the 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 Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24These things did Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and won a {had the} name among the three mighty men. 25Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three; and David set him over his guard.

26Also the valiant men of the armies were Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo {Dodai} of Bethlehem, 27Shammoth, the Harorite; Helez, the Pelonite; 28Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; Abiezer, the Anathothite; 29Sibbecai, the Hushathite; Illai, the Ahohite; 30Maharai, the Netophathite; Heled, the son of Baanah, the Netophathite; 31Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin; Benaiah, the Pirathonite, 32Hurai, of the brooks of Gaash; Abiel, the Arbathite; 33Azmaveth, the Baharumite; Eliahba, the Shaalbonite; 34The sons of Hashem, the Gizonite; Jonathan, the son of Shagee, the Hararite; 35Ahiam, the son of Sacar, the Hararite; Eliphal, the son of Ur; 36Hepher, the Mecherathite; Ahijah, the Pelonite; 37Hezro, the Carmelite; Naarai, the son of Ezbai; 38Joel, the brother of Nathan; Mibhar, the son of Haggeri; 39Zelek, the Ammonite; Naharai, the Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah; 40Ira, the Ithrite; Gareb, the Ithrite; 41Uriah, the Hittite; Zabad, the son of Ahlai; 42Adina, the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him; 43Hanan, the son of Maachah; and Joshaphat, the Mithnite; 44Uzzia, the Ashterathite; Shama and Jehiel, the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite; 45Jediael, the son of Shimri; and Joha his brother, the Tizite; 46Eliel, the Mahavite; and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; and Ithmah, the Moabite; 47Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, the Mesobaite.