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David Made King over All Israel

1 aThen all° Israel° gathered° to David° at Hebron° Iand said°, “Behold°, we are your bone° and your flesh°. 2 In times°°° past°°, even° when Saul° was king°, you [were] the one who led° out and brought° in Israel°; and the LORD° your God° said° to you, ‘aYou shall shepherd° My people° Israel°, and you shall be prince° over° My people° Israel°.’” 3 So all° the elders° of Israel° came° to the king° at Hebron°, and David° made° a covenant° with them in Hebron° before° the LORD°; and athey anointed° David° king° over° Israel°, baccording to the word° of the LORD° through° Samuel°.

[1] ILit saying a2S 5:1, 3, 6-10
[2] a2S 5:2; 7:7
[3] a2S 2:4; 5:3, 5 b1S 16:1, 3, 12, 13

Jerusalem, Capital City

4 ¶ Then David° and all° Israel° went° to Jerusalem° (athat is, Jebus°); and the Jebusites°, the inhabitants° of the land°, [were] there°. 5 The inhabitants° of Jebus° said° to David°, “You shall not enter° here°.” Nevertheless David° captured° the stronghold° of Zion° (that is, the city° of David°). 6 Now David° had said°, “Whoever° strikes° down° a Jebusite° first° shall be chief° and commander°.” aJoab° the son° of Zeruiah° went° up first°, so he became° chief°. 7 Then David° dwelt° in the stronghold°; therefore°° it was called° the city° of David°. 8 He Ibuilt° the city° all° around°, from the IIMillo° even to the surrounding° area°; and Joab° IIIrepaired° the rest° of the city°. 9 aDavid° became° greater° and greater°, for the LORD° of hosts° [was] with him.

[4] aJsh 15:8, 63; Jg 1:21
[6] a2S 8:16
[8] IOr fortified III.e. citadel IIILit revived
[9] a2S 3:1

David’s Mighty Men

10aNow these° are the heads° of the mighty° men° whom° David° had, who gave° him strong° support° in his kingdom°, together° with all° Israel°, to make° him king°, baccording to the word° of the LORD° concerning° Israel°. 11 These° [constitute] the list° of the mighty° men° whom° David° had: aJashobeam°, the son° of a Hachmonite°, bthe chief° of the thirty°; he lifted° up his spear° against° three° hundred° Iwhom he killed° at one° time°.

[10] a2S 23:8-39 b1Ch 11:3
[11] ILit slain ones a2S 23:8 b1Ch 12:18

12 ¶ After° him was Eleazar° the son° of aDodo°, the Ahohite°, who° [was] Ione of the three° mighty° men°. 13 He was with David° at IPasdammim° awhen the Philistines° were gathered° together there° to battle°, and there was a plot° of ground° full° of barley°; and the people° fled° before°° the Philistines°. 14 They took° their stand° in the midst° of the plot° and defended° it, and struck° down° the Philistines°; and the LORD° saved° them by a great° Ivictory°.

[12] ILit among a1Ch 27:4
[13] IIn 1S 17:1, Ephesdammim a2S 23:11, 12
[14] IOr salvation

15 ¶ Now three° of the thirty° chief° men° went° down° to the rock° to David°, into the cave° of Adullam°, while athe army° of the Philistines° was camping° in the valley° of Rephaim°. 16 David° was then° in the stronghold°, while athe garrison° of the Philistines° [was] then° in Bethlehem°. 17 David° had° a craving° and said°, “Oh° that someone° would give° me water° to drink° from the well° of Bethlehem°, which° is by the gate°!” 18 So the three° broke° through° the camp° of the Philistines° and drew° water° from the well° of Bethlehem° which° [was] by the gate°, and took° [it] and brought° [it] to David°; nevertheless David° would° not drink° it, but poured° it out to the LORD°; 19 and he said°, “Be it far° from me before° my God° that I should do° this°. Shall I drink° the blood° of these° men° [who went] Iat the risk of their lives°? For at the risk of their lives° they brought° it.” Therefore he would° not drink° it. These° things° the three° mighty° men° did°.

[15] a1Ch 14:9
[16] a1S 10:5
[19] ILit with their souls

20 ¶ As for IAbshai° the brother° of Joab°, he was chief° of the IIthirty°, and he swung° his spear° against° three° hundred° IIIand killed° them; and he had a name° as well as the IIthirty°. 21 Of the three° in the second° [rank] he was the most honored° and became° their commander°; however, he did not attain° to the [first] three°.

[20] IIn 2S 23:18, Abishai IISo Syriac; M.T. three IIILit slain ones

22aBenaiah° the son° of Jehoiada°, the son° of a valiant° man° of Kabzeel°, mighty° in deeds°, struck° down° the Itwo° [sons of] Ariel° of Moab°. He also went° down° and IIkilled° a lion° inside° a pit° on a snowy° day°. 23 He Ikilled° an Egyptian°, a man° of [great] stature° five° IIcubits° tall. Now in the Egyptian’s° hand° [was] aa spear° like a weaver’s° beam°, but he went° down° to him with a club° and snatched° the spear° from the Egyptian’s° hand° and Ikilled° him with his own spear°. 24 These° [things] Benaiah° the son° of Jehoiada° did°, and had a name° as well as the three° mighty° men°. 25 Behold°, he was honored° among° the thirty°, but he did not attain° to the three°; and David° appointed° him over° his guard°.

[22] IOr two lion-like heroes of IILit smote a2S 8:18
[23] ILit smote III.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. a1S 17:7

26 ¶ Now the mighty° men° of the armies° [were] Asahel° the brother° of Joab°, Elhanan° the son° of Dodo° of Bethlehem°, 27 IShammoth° the Harorite°, Helez° the IIPelonite°, 28 Ira° the son° of Ikkesh° the Tekoite°, Abiezer° the Anathothite°, 29 ISibbecai° the Hushathite°, IIIlai° the Ahohite°, 30 Maharai° the Netophathite°, IHeled° the son° of Baanah° the Netophathite°, 31 Ithai° the son° of Ribai° of Gibeah° of the sons° of Benjamin°, Benaiah° the Pirathonite°, 32 IHurai° of the brooks° of Gaash°, IIAbiel° the Arbathite°, 33 Azmaveth° the Baharumite°, Eliahba° the Shaalbonite°, 34 the sons° of IHashem° the Gizonite°, Jonathan° the son° of Shagee° the Hararite°, 35 Ahiam° the son° of ISacar° the Hararite°, IIEliphal° the son° of Ur°, 36 Hepher° the Mecherathite°, Ahijah° the Pelonite°, 37 Hezro° the Carmelite, INaarai° the son° of Ezbai°, 38 Joel° the brother° of Nathan°, Mibhar° the son° of Hagri°, 39 Zelek° the Ammonite°, Naharai° the Berothite°, the armor° bearer° of Joab° the son° of Zeruiah°, 40 Ira° the Ithrite°, Gareb° the Ithrite°, 41 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, 43 Hanan° the son° of Maacah° and Joshaphat° the Mithnite°, 44 Uzzia° the Ashterathite°, Shama° and Jeiel° the sons° of Hotham° the Aroerite°, 45 Jediael° the son° of Shimri° and Joha° his brother°, the Tizite°, 46 Eliel° the Mahavite° and Jeribai° and Joshaviah°, the sons° of Elnaam°, and Ithmah° the Moabite°, 47 Eliel° and Obed° and Jaasiel° the Mezobaite°.

[27] IIn 2S 23:25, Shammah the Harodite IIIn 2S 23:26, Paltite
[29] IIn 2S 23:27, Mebunnai IIIn 2S 23:28, Zalmon
[30] IIn 2S 23:29, Heleb
[32] IIn 2S 23:30, Hiddai IIIn 2S 23:31, Abi-albon
[34] IIn 2S 23:32, Jashen
[35] IIn 2S 23:33, Sharar IIIn 2S 23:34, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai
[37] IIn 2S 23:35, Paarai the Arbite


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David by a general consent is made king at Hebron.

1 ¶ Then all² Israelº gathered¹ª themselves² to² Davidº unto Hebron,º saying,ºª Behold,² we² [are] thy boneº and thy flesh.º 2 And moreover² in time¹ past,º²² even² when Saulº was² king,º thou² [wast] he that leddest outºª and broughtest inºª² Israel:º and the LORDº thy Godº saidºª unto thee, Thou² shalt feedºª² my peopleº² Israel,º and thou² shalt be² rulerº over² my people¹² Israel.º 3 Therefore cameºª all² the eldersº of Israelº to² the kingº to Hebron;º and Davidº madeºª a covenantº with them in Hebronº beforeº the LORD;º and they anointedºª² Davidº kingº over² Israel,º according to the wordº of the LORDº byº Samuel.º

[1] Gn 29:14; Nu 13:22; Dt 17:15; Jg 9:2; 2S 2:1; 5:1; 15:10; 19:12; 1K 2:11; 1Ch 12:23; Ep 5:30.
[2] Nu 27:17; 1S 16:1, 13; 18:13; 2S 5:2; 7:7; 1K 3:9; 14:7; Ps 78:71; Is 40:11; 55:4; Jr 3:15; Mi 5:2, 4; Mt 2:6; Jn 10:4.
[3] Jg 11:11; 1S 11:15; 15:28; 16:1, 12; 23:18; 28:17; 2S 2:4; 5:3; 2K 11:17; 23:30; 2Ch 23:3.

He winneth the castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's valour.

4 ¶ And Davidº and all² Israelº went¹ª² to Jerusalem,º which² [is] Jebus;º where² the Jebusitesº [were], the inhabitantsºª of the land.º 5 And the inhabitantsºª of Jebusº saidºª to David,º Thou shalt not² comeºª hither.² Nevertheless Davidº tookºª² the castleº of Zion,º which² [is] the cityº of David.º 6 And Davidº said,ºª Whosoever² smitethºª the Jebusitesº firstº shall be² chiefº and captain.º So Joabº the sonº of Zeruiahº went¹ª first¹ up,ºª² and was² chief.º 7 And Davidº dweltºª in the castle;º therefore²² they calledºª it the cityº of David.º 8 And he builtºª the cityº round about,º² even from² Milloº round about:º and Joabº repairedºª² the restº of the city.º 9 So Davidº waxed¹ª greater¹ª and greater:º¹² for the LORDº of hostsº [was] with² him.

[4] Gn 10:16; 15:21; Ex 3:17; Jsh 15:63; 18:28; Jg 1:21; 19:10; 2S 5:6; 1Ch 11:5.
[5] 1S 17:9, 26, 36; 2S 5:9; 6:10, 12; 1K 8:1; 1Ch 11:7; 2Ch 5:2; Ps 2:6; 9:11; 48:2, 12; 78:68; 87:2, 5; 122:5; 125:1; 132:13; Lm 4:11; Ro 9:33; He 12:22; Rv 14:1.
[6] Jsh 15:16; 1S 17:25; 2S 2:18; 3:27; 8:16; 20:23.
[7] 2S 5:7; 1Ch 11:5; Ps 2:6.
[8] Jg 9:6, 20; 1K 9:15; 11:27; 2K 12:20; Ne 4:2.
[9] 2S 3:1; 5:10; 1Ch 9:20; Jb 17:9; Ps 46:7, 11; Is 8:9; 9:7; 41:10, 14; Ro 8:31.

A catalogue of David's mighty men.

10 ¶ These² also [are] the chiefº of the mighty menº whom² Davidº had, who strengthened¹ª themselves² with² him in his kingdom,º [and] with² all² Israel,º to make him king,ºª according to the wordº of the LORDº concerning² Israel.º 11 And this² [is] the numberº of the mighty menº whom² Davidº had; Jashobeam,º an Hachmonite,º² the chiefº of the captains:ºª¹ he² lifted upºª² his spearº against² threeº hundredº slainº [by him] at oneº time.º 12 And afterº him [was] Eleazarº the sonº of Dodo,º the Ahohite,º who² [was one] of the threeº mighties.º 13 He² was² with² Davidº at Pasdammim,º and there² the Philistinesº were gathered togetherºª to battle,º where was² a parcelº of groundº fullº of barley;º and the peopleº fledºª from beforeº² the Philistines.º 14 And they set¹ª themselves² in the midstº of [that] parcel,º and deliveredºª it, and slewºª² the Philistines;º and the LORDº savedºª [them] by a greatº deliverance.º

[10] 1S 16:1, 12; 2S 3:17, 21; 23:8; 1Ch 12:38.
[11] 2S 23:8; 1Ch 27:2.
[12] 2S 23:9, 17, 23; 1Ch 8:4; 11:19, 21; 27:4.
[13] 1S 17:1.
[14] 1S 14:23; 19:5; 2S 23:10; 2K 5:1; Ps 18:50; 144:10; Pv 21:31.

15 ¶ Now threeº of² the thirtyº captainsº went downºª to² the rockº to² David,º into² the caveº of Adullam;º and the hostº of the Philistinesº encampedºª in the valleyº of Rephaim.º 16 And Davidº [was] then² in the hold,º and the Philistines'º garrisonº [was] then² at Bethlehem.º 17 And Davidº longed,ºª and said,ºª Oh that² one would give me drinkºª of the waterº of the wellº² of Bethlehem,º that² [is] at the gate!º 18 And the threeº brake throughºª the hostº of the Philistines,º and drewºª waterº out of the wellº² of Bethlehem,º that² [was] by the gate,º and tookºª [it], and broughtºª [it] to² David:º but Davidº wouldºª not² drinkºª [of] it, but poured it outºª² to the LORD,º 19 And said,ºª My Godº² forbid¹ it² me, that I should doºª² this thing:º shall I drinkºª the bloodº of these² men¹² that have put their lives² in jeopardy?¹ for² with [the jeopardy of] their livesº they broughtºª it. Therefore he wouldºª not² drinkºª it. These things² didºª these threeº mightiest.º

[15] Jsh 12:15; 15:8; 1S 22:1; 2S 5:18, 22; 23:13; 1Ch 14:9; Is 17:5; Mi 1:15.
[16] 1S 10:5; 13:4, 23; 22:1; 23:25; Ps 142:1.
[17] Nu 11:4; 2S 23:15; Ps 42:1; 63:1; 143:6; Is 12:3; Jn 4:10, 14.
[18] 1S 7:6; 19:5; So 8:6; Ac 20:24; 21:13; 2Co 5:14.
[19] Lv 17:10; Jg 5:18; 9:17; 1S 19:5; 2S 23:17; 1K 21:3; 1Ch 11:12; Jb 31:31; Ps 72:14; Mk 14:24; Jn 6:55; Ro 6:1; 16:4; 1Co 15:30.

20 ¶ And Abishaiº the brotherº of Joab,º he² was² chiefº of the three:º for lifting upºª² his spearº against² threeº hundred,º he² slewº [them], and had a nameº among the three.º 21 Of² the three,º he was more honourableºª than the two;º for he was² their captain:º howbeit he attainedºª not² to² the [first] three.º 22 Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiada,¹² the sonº of a valiantº manº of² Kabzeel,º who had done manyº acts;º he² slewºª² twoº lionlike menº of Moab:º also he² went downºª and slewºª² a lionº inº a pitº in a snowyº day.º 23 And he² slewºª² an Egyptian,º² a manº of [great] stature,º fiveº cubitsº high; and in the Egyptian'sº handº [was] a spearº like a weaver'sºª beam;º and he went downºª to² him with a staff,º and pluckedºª² the spearº out of the Egyptian's¹ hand,º²² and slewºª him with his own spear.º 24 These² [things] didºª Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiada,¹² and had the nameº among the threeº mighties.º 25 Behold,º he² was honourableºª among² the thirty,º but attainedºª not² to² the [first] three:º and Davidº setºª him over² his guard.º

[20] 1S 26:6; 2S 2:18; 3:30; 18:2; 20:6; 21:17; 23:18, 19; 1Ch 2:16.
[21] Mt 13:8; 1Co 15:41.
[22] Jsh 15:21; Jg 14:5; 1S 17:34; 2S 1:23; 8:18; 20:23; 23:20; 1K 1:8, 38; 2:30, 34; 1Ch 12:8; 27:5.
[23] Dt 3:11; 1S 17:4, 51; 1Ch 20:5.
[25] 2S 20:23; 1Ch 11:21.

26 ¶ Also the valiant menº of the armiesº [were], Asahelº the brotherº of Joab,º Elhananº the sonº of Dodoº of Bethlehem,º² 27 Shammothº the Harorite,º Helezº the Pelonite,º 28 Iraº the sonº of Ikkeshº the Tekoite,º Abiezerº the Antothite,º 29 Sibbecaiº the Hushathite,º Ilaiº the Ahohite,º 30 Maharaiº the Netophathite,º Heledº the sonº of Baanahº the Netophathite,º 31 Ithaiº the sonº of Ribaiº of Gibeah,º² [that pertained] to the childrenº of Benjamin,º Benaiahº the Pirathonite,º 32 Huraiº of the brooksº² of Gaash,º Abielº the Arbathite,º 33 Azmavethº the Baharumite,º Eliahbaº the Shaalbonite,º 34 The sonsº of Hashemº the Gizonite,º Jonathanº the sonº of Shageº the Hararite,º 35 Ahiamº the sonº of Sacarº the Hararite,º Eliphalº the sonº of Ur,º 36 Hepherº the Mecherathite,º Ahijahº the Pelonite,º 37 Hezroº the Carmelite,º Naaraiº the sonº of Ezbai,º 38 Joelº the brotherº of Nathan,º Mibharº the sonº of Haggeri,º 39 Zelekº the Ammonite,º Naharaiº the Berothite,º the armourbearerººª of Joabº the sonº of Zeruiah,º 40 Iraº the Ithrite,º Garebº the Ithrite,º 41 Uriahº the Hittite,º Zabadº the sonº of Ahlai,º 42 Adinaº the sonº of Shizaº the Reubenite,º a captainº of the Reubenites,º and thirtyº with² him, 43 Hananº the sonº of Maachah,º and Joshaphatº the Mithnite,º 44 Uzziaº the Ashterathite,º Shamaº and Jehielº the sonsº of Hothanº the Aroerite,º 45 Jediaelº the sonº of Shimri,º and Johaº his brother,º the Tizite,º 46 Elielº the Mahavite,º and Jeribai,º and Joshaviah,º the sonsº of Elnaam,º and Ithmahº the Moabite,º 47 Eliel,º and Obed,º and Jasielº the Mesobaite.º

[26] 2S 2:18; 3:30; 21:19; 23:24; 1Ch 27:7.
[27] 2S 23:25, 26; 1Ch 27:8.
[28] 2S 23:27; 1Ch 27:9, 12.
[29] 2S 23:27; 1Ch 11:12; 27:11.
[30] 2S 23:29; 1Ch 27:13, 15.
[31] 2S 23:29.
[32] 2S 23:30, 31.
[34] 2S 23:32.
[35] 2S 23:33, 34.
[37] 2S 23:35.
[38] 2S 23:36.
[40] 2S 20:26.
[41] 2S 11:6; 23:39.


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