11Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron. "Look at us," they said. "We're your very flesh and blood.H3478H6908H1732H2275H559H6106H1320 2In the past, yes, even while Saul was king, you were the real leader of Israel. GOD told you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you are to be the ruler of my people Israel.'"H8543H8032H7586H4428H3318H935H3478H3068H430H559H7462H5971H3478H5057H1571H3478 3When all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in the presence of GOD at Hebron. Then they anointed David king over Israel exactly as GOD had commanded through Samuel.H935H2205H3478H4428H2275H1732H3772H1285H2275H6440H3068H4886H1732H4428H3478H1697H3068H3027H8050 4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (it was the old Jebus, where the Jebusites lived).H1732H3478H3212H3389H2982H2983H3427H776 5The citizens of Jebus told David, "No trespassing—you can't come here." David came on anyway and captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.H3427H2982H559H1732H935H1732H3920H4686H6726H5892H1732 6David had said, "The first person to kill a Jebusite will be commander-in-chief." Joab son of Zeruiah was the first; and he became the chief.H1732H559H5221H2983H7223H7218H8269H3097H1121H6870H5927H7223H5927H7218 7David took up residence in the fortress city; that's how it got its name, "City of David."H1732H3427H4679H7121H5892H1732 8David fortified the city all the way around, both the outer bulwarks (the Millo) and the outside wall. Joab rebuilt the city gates.H1129H5892H5439H4407H5439H3097H2421H7605H5892 9David's stride became longer, his embrace larger—yes, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies was with him!H1732H3212H1980H1419H3068H6635 10These are the chiefs of David's Mighty Men, the ones who linked arms with him as he took up his kingship, with all Israel joining in, helping him become king in just the way GOD had spoken regarding Israel.H7218H1368H1732H2388H4438H3478H4427H1697H3068H3478 11The list of David's Mighty Men: Jashobeam son of Hacmoni was chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he killed three hundred men, killed them all in one skirmish.H4557H1368H1732H3434H2453H7218H7991H7970H5782H2595H7969H3967H2491H259H6471 12Next was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the Big Three of the Mighty Men.H310H499H1121H1734H266H7969H1368 13He was with David at Pas Dammim, where the Philistines had mustered their troops for battle. It was an area where there was a field of barley. The army started to flee from the PhilistinesH1732H6450H6430H622H4421H2513H7704H4392H8184H5971H5127H6440H6430 14and then took its stand right in that field—and turned the tide! They slaughtered the Philistines, GOD helping them—a huge victory.H3320H8432H2513H5337H5221H6430H3068H3467H1419H8668 15The Big Three from the Thirty made a rocky descent to David at the Cave of Adullam while a company of Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.H7969H7970H7218H3381H6697H1732H4631H5725H4264H6430H2583H6010H7497 16David was holed up in the Cave while the Philistines were prepared for battle at Bethlehem.H1732H4686H6430H5333H1035 17David had a sudden craving: "What I wouldn't give for a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem, the one at the gate!"H1732H183H559H8248H4325H953H1035H8179 18The Three penetrated the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the Bethlehem gate, shouldered it, and brought it to David. And then David wouldn't drink it! He poured it out as a sacred offering to GOD,H7969H1234H4264H6430H7579H4325H953H1035H8179H5375H935H1732H1732H14H8354H5258H3068 19saying, "I'd rather be damned by God than drink this! It would be like drinking the lifeblood of these men—they risked their lives to bring it." So he refused to drink it. These are the kinds of things that the Big Three of the Mighty Men did.H559H430H2486H6213H2063H8354H1818H582H5315H5315H935H14H8354H6213H7969H1368 20Abishai brother of Joab was the chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he fought three hundred men, and killed the lot, but he never made it into the circle of the Three.H52H251H3097H7218H7969H5782H2595H7969H3967H2491H8034H7969 21He was highly honored by the Thirty—he was their chief—still, he didn't measure up to the Three.H7969H3513H8147H8269H935H7969 22Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a Mighty Man from Kabzeel with many exploits to his credit: he killed two famous Moabites; he climbed down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day;H1141H1121H3077H1121H2428H376H6909H7227H6467H5221H8147H739H4124H3381H5221H738H8432H953H7950H3117 23and he killed an Egyptian, a giant seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian had a spear like a ship's boom but Benaiah went at him with a mere club, tore the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it.H5221H4713H376H4060H2568H520H4713H3027H2595H707H4500H3381H7626H1497H2595H4713H3027H2026H2595 24These are some of the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. But he was never included with the Three.H6213H1141H1121H3077H8034H7969H1368 25He was highly honored among the Thirty, but didn't measure up to the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard.H2009H3513H7970H935H7969H1732H7760H4928 26The Mighty Men of the military were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,H1368H2428H6214H251H3097H445H1121H1734H1035 27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,H8054H2033H2503H6397 28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,H5896H1121H6142H8621H44H6069 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,H5444H2843H5866H266 30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,H4121H5200H2466H1121H1196H5200 31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminite, Benaiah the Pirathonite,H863H1121H7380H1390H1121H1144H1141H6553 32Hurai from the ravines of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,H2360H5158H1608H22H6164 33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,H5820H978H455H8170 34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,H1121H2044H1493H3129H1121H7681H2043 35Ahiam son of Sacar the Haranite, Eliphal son of Ur,H279H1121H7940H2043H465H1121H218 36Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,H2660H4382H281H6397 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,H2695H3761H5293H1121H229 38Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,H3100H251H5416H4006H1121H1905 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,H6768H5984H5171H1307H5375H3627H3097H1121H6870 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,H5896H3505H1619H3505 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,H223H2850H2066H1121H304 42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, the Reubenite chief of the Thirty,H5721H1121H7877H7206H7218H7206H7970 43Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,H2605H1121H4601H3146H4981 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,H5814H6254H8091H3273H1121H2369H6200 45Jediael son of Shimri, Joha the Tizite his brother,H3043H1121H8113H3109H251H8491 46Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,H447H4233H3403H3145H1121H493H3495H4125 47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.H447H5744H3300H4677
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