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David Made King over All Israel
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
David Becomes King of All Israel
Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
“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, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.’”
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 they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel.
Jerusalem, Capital City
Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
David Captures Jerusalem
Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living.
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).
The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
Now David had said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies.
Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David.
He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.
And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.
David’s Mighty Men
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, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
David’s Mightiest Warriors
These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel.
These constitute the list 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 whom he killed at one time.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
He was with David at Pasdammim 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.
He was with David when the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammim and attacked the Israelites in a field full of barley. The Israelite army fled,
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 victory.
Now 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 camping in the valley of Rephaim.
Once when David was at the rock near the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty — an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there.
David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.
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!”
David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.”
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;
So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD.
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 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.
As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty.
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.
Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was 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 killed him with his own spear.
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.
Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors.
Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three; and David appointed him over his guard.
He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
David’s mighty warriors also included:
Asahel, Joab’s brother;
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
Asahel, Joab’s brother;
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
Abiezer from Anathoth;
Abiezer from Anathoth;
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Maharai from Netophah;
Heled son of Baanah from Netophah;
Heled son of Baanah from Netophah;
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin);
Benaiah from Pirathon;
Benaiah from Pirathon;
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
Joel, the brother of Nathan;
Mibhar son of Hagri;
Mibhar son of Hagri;
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Zelek from Ammon;
Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Adina son of Shiza, the Reubenite leader who had thirty men with him;
Hanan the son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Hanan son of Maacah;
Joshaphat from Mithna;
Joshaphat from Mithna;
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
Uzzia from Ashtaroth;
Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer;
Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer;
Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Jediael son of Shimri;
Joha, his brother, from Tiz;
Joha, his brother, from Tiz;
Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Eliel from Mahavah;
Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam;
Ithmah from Moab;
Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam;
Ithmah from Moab;