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The First Book of the Chronicles

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(2 Samuel 5:1–5)
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Then all of Israel was gathered to David at Hebron, saying: “We are your bone and your flesh.
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Also, yesterday and the day before, when Saul still reigned, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel. For the Lord your God said to you: ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, and you shall be the leader over them.’ ”
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Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel went to the king at Hebron. And David formed a pact with them before the Lord. And they anointed him king over Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Samuel.

David Conquers Jerusalem

(2 Samuel 5:6–11)
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Then David and all of Israel went to Jerusalem. The same is Jebus, where the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were.
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And those who were living in Jebus said to David: “You shall not enter here.” But David seized the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
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And he said, “Whoever shall strike the Jebusites first, shall be ruler and commander.” And so Joab, the son of Zeruiah, ascended first, and he was made the leader.
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Then David lived in the stronghold, and for this reason it was called the City of David.
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And he built up the city all around, from Millo even to every side. But Joab built the rest of the city.
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And David continued advancing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.

David’s Mighty Men

(2 Samuel 23:8–39)
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These are the leaders of the strong men of David, who assisted him, so that he would become king over all of Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.
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And this is the number of the robust of David: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, leader among the thirty. He lifted up his spear over three hundred, who were wounded at one time.
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And after him, there was Eleazar, the son of his uncle, an Ahohite, who was among the three powerful ones.
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He was with David in Pasdammim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place for battle. Now the field of that region was full of barley, but the people had fled from the face of the Philistines.
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These men stood in the midst of the field, and they defended it. And when they had struck down the Philistines, the Lord gave a great salvation to his people.
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Then three from the thirty leaders descended to the rock where David was, to the cave of Adullam, when the Philistines had made camp in the Valley of the Rephaim.
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Now David was in a stronghold, and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.
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And then David desired and said, “O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem, which is at the gate!”
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Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David, so that he might drink. But he was not willing; and instead, he offered it as a libation to the Lord,
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saying: “Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God, and that I would drink the blood of these men. For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me.” And for this reason, he was not willing to drink. The three most powerful accomplished these things.
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Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renowned among the three,
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and he was famous among the second three and their leader. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the first three.(a)
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Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds. He struck down the two lions of God from Moab. And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.(b) (c)
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And he struck down an Egyptian man, whose stature was five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam. And yet he descended to him with a staff. And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand. And he killed him with his own spear.
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These things were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who was most renowned among the three robust ones,
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the first among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the three. Then David placed him beside his ear.
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Moreover, the strongest men of the army were Asahel, the brother of Joab; and Elhanan, the son of his uncle, from Bethlehem;
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Shammoth, a Harorite; Helez, a Pelonite;
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Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite; Abiezer, an Anathothite;
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Sibbecai, a Hushathite; Ilai, an Ahohite;
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Maharai, a Netophathite; Heled, the son of Baanah, a Netophathite;
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Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; Benaiah, a Pirathonite;
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Hurai, from the torrent Gaash; Abiel, an Arbathite; Azmaveth, a Baharumite; Eliahba, a Shaalbonite.
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The sons of Hashem, a Gizonite: Jonathan, the son of Shagee, a Hararite;
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Ahiam, the son of Sachar, a Hararite;
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Eliphal, the son of Ur;
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Hepher, a Mecherathite; Ahijah, a Pelonite;
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Hezro, a Carmelite; Naharai, the son of Ezbai;
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Joel, the brother of Nathan; Mibhar, the son of Hagri;
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Zelek, an Ammonite; Naarai, a Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;
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Ira, an Ithrite; Gareb, an Ithrite;
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Uriah, a Hittite; Zabad, the son of Ahlai;
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Adina, the son of Shiza, a Reubenite, the leader of the Reubenites, and thirty who were with him;
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Hanan, the son of Maacah; and Joshaphat, a Mithnite;
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Uzzia, an Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, an Aroerite;
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Jediael, the son of Shimri; and Joha, his brother, a Tizite;
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Eliel, a Mahavite; and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; and Ithmah, a Moabite; Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel from Mezobaite.

Fußnoten

(a)11:21 Or: and he was well-known to the second three and their leader.(Conte)
(b)11:22 These two lions were of God in two senses, they were of the one true God, first and foremost, in the sense that God used these lions, being killed by an Israelite, to rebuke the false religion of the Moabites. And they were apparently lions that had some type of religious meaning or role in the pagan Moabite religion, so that they were of the pagan gods.(Conte)
(c)11:22 Two ariels:That is, two lions, or lion-like men; for Ariel in Hebrew signifies a lion.(Challoner)
(2 Samuel 5:1–5)
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Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
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In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
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So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, according to the LORD’s word by Samuel.

David Conquers Jerusalem

(2 Samuel 5:6–11)
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David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
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The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
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David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
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David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
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He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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David grew greater and greater, for the LORD of Armies was with him.

David’s Mighty Men

(2 Samuel 23:8–39)
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Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the LORD’s word concerning Israel.
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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 killed them at one time.
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After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
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He was with David at Pasdammim, 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.
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They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
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Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
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David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
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The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
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and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
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Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
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Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
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He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits (a) high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
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Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
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The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
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Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
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Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
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Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
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Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
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the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
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Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
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Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
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Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
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Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
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Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
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Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
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Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
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Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
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Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
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Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

Fußnoten

(a)11:23 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. Therefore this Egyptian was about 7 feet and 6 inches or 2.28 meters tall.