Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 11:1 (show verse)
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron. They said: Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:2 (show verse)
In time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in. Jehovah your God said to you: You will shepherd my people Israel, and be ruler over my people Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:3 (show verse)
Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Jehovah. Then they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.
1 Chronicles 11:4 (show verse)
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)
Then the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: You shall not come in here! Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion that is, the City of David.
1 Chronicles 11:6 (show verse)
David said: Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.
1 Chronicles 11:7 (show verse)
Then David dwelt in the stronghold. That is why they called it the City of David.
1 Chronicles 11:8 (show verse)
He built the city around it, from the stronghold on the mound to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles 11:9 (show verse)
David went on and became great, and Jehovah of Hosts was with him.
1 Chronicles 11:10 (show verse)
These were the men in charge of David's mighty men. They strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:11 (show verse)
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he had lifted up his spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time.
1 Chronicles 11:12 (show verse)
After him were 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 Pasdammim. The Philistines were gathered for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley. And the people fled from the Philistines.
1 Chronicles 11:14 (show verse)
They stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So Jehovah brought about a great victory.
1 Chronicles 11:15 (show verse)
Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
1 Chronicles 11:16 (show verse)
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 11:17 (show verse)
David said with longing: Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
1 Chronicles 11:18 (show verse)
So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate. They took it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 11:19 (show verse)
He said: Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have placed their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
1 Chronicles 11:20 (show verse)
Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men. He killed them and won a name among these three.
1 Chronicles 11:21 (show verse)
Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:22 (show verse)
Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
1 Chronicles 11:23 (show verse)
And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, seven and a half feet tall. Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's beam in his hand. He went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
1 Chronicles 11:24 (show verse)
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:25 (show verse)
Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. David appointed him over his guard.
1 Chronicles 11:26 (show verse)
Also the mighty warriors 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 Anathothite,
1 Chronicles 11:29 (show verse)
Sibbechai 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, of the sons 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 Shageh 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 Berothite the armor bearer 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 Maachah, 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, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
1 Chronicles 11:47 (show verse)
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.