1Chronicles 11

David is Anointed King

11Later on, all of Israel gathered together at Hebron in order to tell David, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood!H3478H6908H1732H2275H559H6106H13202Even 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 said to you, 'You yourself will shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander-in-chief over my people Israel.'"H8543H8032H7586H4428H3318H935H3478H3068H430H559H7462H5971H3478H5057H1571H34783So 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.H935H2205H3478H4428H2275H1732H3772H1285H2275H6440H3068H4886H1732H4428H3478H1697H3068H3027H8050

David Captures Jerusalem

4Later, David and all of Israel marched to Jerusalem (then known as Jebus, where the Jebusites lived when they inhabited the land).H1732H3478H3212H3389H2982H2983H3427H7765The 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.H3427H2982H559H1732H935H1732H3920H4686H6726H5892H17326David had announced, "Whoever first attacks the Jebusites shall be appointed chief and commander." When Zeruiah's son Joab went up first, he became chief.H1732H559H5221H2983H7223H7218H8269H3097H1121H6870H5927H7223H5927H72187David occupied the fortress, so it was named the City of David after him.H1732H3427H4679H7121H5892H17328He built up the walls surrounding the city in a complete circle from the terrace ramparts, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.H1129H5892H5439H4407H5439H3097H2421H7605H58929David became more and more prestigious because the Lord of the Heavenly Armies was with him.H1732H3212H1980H1419H3068H6635

David’s Elite Soldiers

10These 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 word of the Lord concerning Israel.H7218H1368H1732H2388H4438H3478H4427H1697H3068H347811This 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.H4557H1368H1732H3434H2453H7218H7991H7970H5782H2595H7969H3967H2491H259H647112Next to him among the Three was Dodo the Ahohite's son Eleazar.H310H499H1121H1734H266H7969H136813He 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,H1732H6450H6430H622H4421H2513H7704H4392H8184H5971H5127H6440H643014but 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.H3320H8432H2513H5337H5221H6430H3068H3467H1419H866815Later, the Three platoon leaders went down to David's hideout at the cave of Adullam when the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants.H7969H7970H7218H3381H6697H1732H4631H5725H4264H6430H2583H6010H749716David was living in that stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem.H1732H4686H6430H5333H103517David 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!"H1732H183H559H8248H4325H953H1035H817918So the Three 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, andH7969H1234H4264H6430H7579H4325H953H1035H8179H5375H935H1732H1732H14H8354H5258H306819said 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.18H559H430H2486H6213H2063H8354H1818H582H5315H5315H935H14H8354H6213H7969H1368

David’s Other Valiant Soldiers

20Joab'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.H52H251H3097H7218H7969H5782H2595H7969H3967H2491H8034H796921He was more well known than the Three, but he never attained the stature of the Three.H7969H3513H8147H8269H935H796922Jehoiada'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.H1141H1121H3077H1121H2428H376H6909H7227H6467H5221H8147H739H4124H3381H5221H738H8432H953H7950H311723He also killed a soldier from Egypt of enormous height - seven and a half feet 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.H5221H4713H376H4060H2568H520H4713H3027H2595H707H4500H3381H7626H1497H2595H4713H3027H2026H259524Benaiah did things like this and gained a reputation comparable to the Three warriors.H6213H1141H1121H3077H8034H7969H136825He was well known among the platoons, but he didn't measure up to the Three. David placed him in charge of his security detail.11H2009H3513H7970H935H7969H1732H7760H492826The elite forces included Asahel (Joab's brother), Dodo's son Elhanan from Bethlehem,H1368H2428H6214H251H3097H445H1121H1734H103527Shammoth from Haror, Helez the Pelonite,H8054H2033H2503H639728Ikkesh's son Ira from Tekoa, Abiezer from Anathoth,H5896H1121H6142H8621H44H606929Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,H5444H2843H5866H26630Maharai from Netophah, Baanah's son Heled from Netophah,H4121H5200H2466H1121H1196H520031Ribai's son Ithai from Gibeah, controlled by the Benjaminites, Benaiah of Pirathon,H863H1121H7380H1390H1121H1144H1141H655332Hurai from the wadis of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,H2360H5158H1608H22H616433Azmaveth from Baharum, Eliahba from Shaalbon,H5820H978H455H817034Hashem - ?the Gizonite, Shagee the Hararite's son Jonathan,H1121H2044H1493H3129H1121H7681H204335Sachar the Hararite's son Ahiam, Ur's son Eliphal,H279H1121H7940H2043H465H1121H21836Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,H2660H4382H281H639737Hezro from Carmel, Ezbai's son Naarai,H2695H3761H5293H1121H22938Joel (Nathan's brother), Hagri's son Mibhar,H3100H251H5416H4006H1121H190539Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai from Beeroth, who was the armor-bearer for Zeruiah's son Joab,H6768H5984H5171H1307H5375H3627H3097H1121H687040Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,H5896H3505H1619H350541Uriah the Hittite, Ahlai's son Zabad,H223H2850H2066H1121H30442Shiza the Reubenite's son Adina, a leader of the Reubenites, along with thirty others with him,H5721H1121H7877H7206H7218H7206H797043Maacah's son Hanan, Joshaphat the Mithnite,H2605H1121H4601H3146H498144Uzzia the Ashterathite, Hotham the Aroerite's sons Shama and Jeiel,H5814H6254H8091H3273H1121H2369H620045Shimri's son Jediael and his brother Joha the Tizite,H3043H1121H8113H3109H251H849146Eliel the Mahavite, Elnaam's sons Jeribai and Joshaviah, Ithmah the Moabite,H447H4233H3403H3145H1121H493H3495H412547Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.H447H5744H3300H4677