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1 Chronicles 11:1 (show verse)
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:2 (show verse)
And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, you were he that led out and brought in Israel: and the LORD your God said unto you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:3 (show verse)
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.
Anointing » In consecration » David
David » King of israel » Anointed king over all israel, after reigning over judah at hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years
David » King of israel » David goes to hebron, and is anointed king by judah
Government » Mosaic » Chooses david as king
David » King of israel » Anointed king over all israel, after reigning over judah at hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years
David » King of israel » David goes to hebron, and is anointed king by judah
Government » Mosaic » Chooses david as king
1 Chronicles 11:4 (show verse)
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
1 Chronicles 11:5 (show verse)
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:6 (show verse)
And David said, Whosoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
Armies » March in ranks » A promotion
the Armies of israel » Bravery and fidelity in, rewarded
David » King of israel » Makes conquest of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Conquest of mount zion in, made by david
Joab » Son of david's sister » Commander of david's army
Joab » Son of david's sister » Defeated the jebusites
Promotion » As a reward of merit
Zion » Captured from the jebusites by david
the Armies of israel » Bravery and fidelity in, rewarded
David » King of israel » Makes conquest of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Conquest of mount zion in, made by david
Joab » Son of david's sister » Commander of david's army
Joab » Son of david's sister » Defeated the jebusites
Promotion » As a reward of merit
Zion » Captured from the jebusites by david
1 Chronicles 11:7 (show verse)
And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:8 (show verse)
And he built the city around it, even from Millo and around: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles 11:9 (show verse)
So David grew greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
1 Chronicles 11:10 (show verse)
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.
1 Chronicles 11:11 (show verse)
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
1 Chronicles 11:12 (show verse)
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:13 (show verse)
He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
1 Chronicles 11:14 (show verse)
And they set themselves in the midst of that plot, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
1 Chronicles 11:15 (show verse)
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.
Abishai » Obtains water from the well of bethlehem for david
Adullam » Dead sea » Cave » David takes refuge in
Armies » Encamped » In the open fields
Armies » March in ranks » A promotion
Cave » Of adullam
Rephaim » A valley; the boundary between the territories of judah and benjamin » The battleground of david and the philistines
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Adullam
Adullam » Dead sea » Cave » David takes refuge in
Armies » Encamped » In the open fields
Armies » March in ranks » A promotion
Cave » Of adullam
Rephaim » A valley; the boundary between the territories of judah and benjamin » The battleground of david and the philistines
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Adullam
1 Chronicles 11:16 (show verse)
And David was then in the stronghold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 11:17 (show verse)
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
1 Chronicles 11:18 (show verse)
And 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,
1 Chronicles 11:19 (show verse)
And said, My God forbid 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 mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:20 (show verse)
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.
1 Chronicles 11:21 (show verse)
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain: however he attained not to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:22 (show verse)
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many great deeds; he slew two lion-like men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
1 Chronicles 11:23 (show verse)
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall; 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.
1 Chronicles 11:24 (show verse)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name among the three mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:25 (show verse)
Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
1 Chronicles 11:26 (show verse)
Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
1 Chronicles 11:27 (show verse)
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
1 Chronicles 11:28 (show verse)
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anthothite,
1 Chronicles 11:29 (show verse)
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
1 Chronicles 11:30 (show verse)
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
1 Chronicles 11:31 (show verse)
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that belonged to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
1 Chronicles 11:32 (show verse)
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
1 Chronicles 11:33 (show verse)
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
1 Chronicles 11:34 (show verse)
The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
1 Chronicles 11:35 (show verse)
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
1 Chronicles 11:36 (show verse)
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
1 Chronicles 11:37 (show verse)
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
1 Chronicles 11:38 (show verse)
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
1 Chronicles 11:39 (show verse)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
1 Chronicles 11:40 (show verse)
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
1 Chronicles 11:41 (show verse)
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
1 Chronicles 11:42 (show verse)
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
1 Chronicles 11:43 (show verse)
Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
1 Chronicles 11:44 (show verse)
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
1 Chronicles 11:45 (show verse)
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
1 Chronicles 11:46 (show verse)
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
1 Chronicles 11:47 (show verse)
Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.