1 (A)Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron (a)and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 All Israel(A) came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.(a)
1 Later on, all of Israel gathered together at Hebron in order to tell David, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood!
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, ‘(B)You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.’”
2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he 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 ruler over my people Israel.
2 Even when Saul was king, you led us out to battle and brought us back. The Lord your God also said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over My people Israel.’”
2 Even 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.'"
2 In 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 shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince and leader 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 (C)they anointed David king over Israel, (D)according to the word of the Lord through Samuel.
3 Therefore 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.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the Lord’s word through Samuel.(B)
3 So 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.
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem ((E)that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
4 David(C) and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus(D)); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there.
4 Later, David and all of Israel marched to Jerusalem (then known as Jebus, where the Jebusites lived when they inhabited the land).
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that 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).
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
5 The 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.
5 Then the Jebusites said to David, “You shall not come in here.” But 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.” (F)Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
6 David said, “Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become chief commander.” Joab(E) son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief.
6 David had announced, "Whoever first attacks the Jebusites will be appointed chief and commander." When Zeruiah's son Joab went up first, he became chief.
6 Now David said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.
7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
7 Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David.
7 David occupied the fortress, so it was named the City of David after him.
7 Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David.
8 He (b)built the city all around, from the (c)Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab (d)repaired the rest of the city.
8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
8 He built up the city all the way around, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding parts, and Joab restored the rest of the city.
8 He built up the walls surrounding the city in a complete circle from the terrace ramparts, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
8 He built the city around it, from the Millo (fortification) to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the [old Jebusite] city.
10 (H)Now 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, (I)according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
10 These 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.
10 The following were the chiefs of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, strongly supported him in his reign to make him king according to the Lord’s word about Israel.(G)
10 These 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.
10 Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
11 These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: (J)Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, (K)the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred (e)whom he killed at one time.
11 And 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.
11 This(H) is the list of David’s warriors:Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief(I) of the Thirty;(b) he wielded his spear against 300 and killed them at one time.
11 This 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.
11 This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty [heroes]. He lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.
13 He was with David at (g)Pasdammim (M)when 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.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. There was a portion of a field full of barley, where the troops had fled from the Philistines.(K)
13 He 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,
13 He was with David at Pasdammim [where David had killed Goliath] and there the Philistines were gathered together for battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people [of Israel] 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 (h)victory.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
14 But Eleazar and David(c) took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the Lord gave them a great victory.
14 but 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.
15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while (N)the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
15 Now 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.
15 Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam,(L) while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.(M)
15 Later, 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.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 David was then in the stronghold, while (O)the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
16 David was living in that stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem.
16 David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was 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!”
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
17 David was extremely thirsty(d) and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”
17 David 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!"
17 David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is next to 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;
18 And the three brake 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,
18 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord.
18 So 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
18 Then the three [mighty men] broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was next to the gate, and brought it to David. But David would not drink it; he poured it out to the Lord [as an offering];
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 (i)at 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.
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: 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 these three mightiest.
19 David said, “I would never do such a thing in the presence of God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.
19 said 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.
19 and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this thing! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
20 As for (j)Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the (k)thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred (l)and killed them; and he had a name as well as the (m)thirty.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
20 Abishai,(P) Joab’s brother, was the leader of the Three.(e) He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.
20 Joab'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.
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.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
21 He was more honored than the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
21 He was more well-known than the Three, but he never attained the stature of the Three.
21 Of the three in the second [rank] he was the most honored and became their captain; however, he did not attain to the first three [Jashobeam, Eleazar, and Shammah].
22 (P)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the (n)two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and (o)killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada(Q) was the son of a brave man(f) from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab,(g) and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
22 Jehoiada'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.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a courageous man of Kabzeel who had done great things, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. Also he went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
23 He (p)killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five (q)cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was (Q)a 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 (r)killed him with his own spear.
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.
23 He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall.(h) Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam,(R) Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
23 He 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.
24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.
24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
24 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.
24 Benaiah did things like this and gained a reputation comparable to the Three Warriors.
24 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, 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.
25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
25 He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
25 He 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.
25 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to [the rank of] the [first] three. David appointed him over his bodyguard.
26 Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
26 The elite forces included Asahel (Joab's brother), Dodo's son Elhanan from Bethlehem,
26 Now the mighty men of the armies were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,Benaiah the Pirathonite,
31 Ribai's son Ithai from Gibeah, controlled by the descendants of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai from Beeroth, who was the armor-bearer for Zeruiah's son Joab,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister],
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and 30 with him,
42 Shiza the Reubenite's son Adina, a leader of the descendants of Reuben, along with thirty others with him,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty [heroes] with him,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Hotham the Aroerite's sons Shama and Jeiel,
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,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
45 Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,
45 Shimri's son Jediael and his brother Joha the Tizite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and his brother Joha, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,Ithmah the Moabite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, Elnaam's sons Jeribai and Joshaviah, Ithmah the Moabite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
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