1 Chronicles 11

1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

And they gathered together all Israel to David Hebron towards saying here! [are] bone your and flesh your we.

2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

Both yesterday as well as three days ago also when was Saul king you [were] the [one who] led out and the [one who] brought Israel and he said Yahweh God your to you you you will shepherd people my Israel and you you will be ruler over people my Israel.

3 So all the elders of Israel came 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 the hand of Samuel.

And they came all [the] elders of Israel to the king Hebron towards and he made to them David a covenant at Hebron before Yahweh and they anointed David to king over Israel according to [the] word of Yahweh by [the] hand of Samuel.

4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

And he went David and all Israel Jerusalem it [was] Jebus and [were] there the Jebusite[s] [the] inhabitants of the land.

5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

And they said [the] inhabitants of Jebus to David not you will enter here and he captured David [the] stronghold of Zion it [was] [the] city of David.

6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

And he had said David any [one who] strikes down a Jebusite at the first he will become a chief and a commander and he went up at the first Joab [the] son of Zeruiah and he became a chief.

7 And David dwelt in the strong hold; therefore they called it the city of David.

And he dwelt David in the fortress there-fore people called it [the] city of David.

8 And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

And he built the city from round about from the Millo and to the surroundings and Joab he restored [the] remainder of the city.

9 And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.

And he went David continuously and becoming great and Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

And these [were] [the] chiefs of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David who held strongly with him in kingdom his with all Israel to make king him according to [the] word of Yahweh on Israel.

11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.

And these [are] [the] number of the mighty [men] who [belonged] to David Jashobeam a son of a Hacmonite [was] [the] chief of (the officers *QK) he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain at a time one.

12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

And after him Eleazar [the] son of Dodo the Ahohite he [was] among three the mighty [men].

13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

He he was with David at Pas Dammim and the Philistines they were gathered there for battle and it was [the] portion of the field full barley and the people they fled from before [the] Philistines.

14 And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.

And they took their stand in [the] middle of the portion and they defended it and they struck down [the] Philistines and he delivered Yahweh a deliverance great.

15 And three of the thirty chief went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

And they went down three of the thirty chief to the rock to David to [the] cave of Adullam and [the] camp of [the] Philistines [was] encamped in [the] valley of [the] Rephaites.

16 And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

And David then [was] in the stronghold and [the] garrison of [the] Philistines then [was] at Beth-lehem.

17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

(And he craved *Qk) David and he said who? will he give to drink me water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [is] at the gate.

18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD,

And they broke through the three in [the] camp of [the] Philistines and they drew water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [was] at the gate and they carried [them] and they brought [them] to David and not he was willing David to drink them and he poured out them to Yahweh.

19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that 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 the three mighty men.

And he said far be it to me from God my from doing this [thing] ¿ [the] blood of the men these will I drink by lives their for by lives their they brought them and not he was willing to drink them these [things] they did [the] three the mighty [men].

20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

And Abishai [the] brother of Joab he he was [the] chief of the three and he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain (and [belonged] to him *QK) a name with the three.

21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.

More than the three by twofold [he was] honored and he became of them a commander and to the three not he came.

22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] a son of a man of strength great of deeds from Kabzeel he he struck down two Ariel of Moab and he he went down and he struck down the lion in [the] midst of the pit on [the] day of the snow.

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits 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.

And he he struck down the man Egyptian a man of stature - five by the cubit and [was] in [the] hand of the Egyptian a spear like a beam of weavers and he went down to him with the club and he tore away the spear from [the] hand of the Egyptian and he killed him with own spear his.

24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

These [things] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name with three the mighty [men].

25 Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

More than the thirty there he [was] honored he and to the three not he came and he appointed him David over bodyguard his.

26 Also the mighty men of the armies; Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;

And [the] mighty [men] of strength Asah-el [the] brother of Joab Elhanan [the] son of Dodo from Beth-lehem.

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite;

Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite.

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

Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Anathothite.

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite;

Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite.

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

Maharai the Netophathite Heled [the] son of Baanah the Netophathite.

31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite;

Ittai [the] son of Ribai from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin. Benaiah the Pirathonite.

32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite;

Hurai from [the] wadis of Gaash. Abiel the Arbathite.

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite;

Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite.

34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite;

[the] sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan [the] son of Shageh the Hararite.

35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur;

Ahiam [the] son of Sakar the Hararite Eliphal [the] son of Ur.

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite;

Hepher the Mekerathite Ahijah the Pelonite.

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai;

Hezro the Carmelite Naarai [the] son of Ezbai.

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

Joel [the] brother of Nathan Mibhar [the] son of Hagri.

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah;

Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite [the] bearer of [the] weapons of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah.

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite;

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai;

Uriah the Hittite Zabad [the] son of Ahlai.

42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;

Adina [the] son of Shiza the Reubenite a chief of the Reubenite[s] and with him thirty [warriors].

43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite;

Hanan [the] son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite.

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

Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama (and Jeiel *QK) [the] sons of Hotham the Aroerite.

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

Jediael [the] son of Shimri and Joha brother his the Tizite.

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

Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah [the] sons of Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite.

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.