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[1]Thenall Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
[2]Andin time past, even when Saul was king, thou leddest Israel out and in: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be captain over my people Israel.
[3]Socame all the elders of Israel to the king to 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 by the hand of Samuel.
[4]AndDavid and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where were the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.
[5]Andthe inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the tower of Zion, which is the city of David.
[6]AndDavid said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first, shall be the chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was captain.
[7]AndDavid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the city of David.
[8]Andhe built the city on every side, from Millo even round about, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
[9]AndDavid prospered, and grew: for the Lord of hosts was with him.
[10]Thesealso are the chief of the valiant men that were with David, and joined their force with him in his kingdom with all Israel, to make him king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord.
[11]Andthis is the number of the valiant men whom David had, Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni, the chief among thirty: he lift up his spear against three hundred, whom he slew at one time.
[12]Andafter him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the three valiant men.
[13]Hewas with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle: and there was a parcel of ground full of barley, and the people fled before the Philistines.
[14]Andthey stood in the midst of the field, and saved it, and slew the Philistines: so the Lord gave a great victory.
[15]Andthree of the thirty captains went to a rock to David, into the cave of Adullam. And the army of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim.
[16]Andwhen David was in the hold, the Philistine's garrison was at Bethlehem.
[17]AndDavid longed, and said, Oh, that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate.
[18]Thenthese three break through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it for an oblation to the Lord,
[19]Andsaid, Let not my God suffer me to do this: should I drink the blood of these men's lives? For they have brought it with the jeopardy of their lives: therefore he would not drink it: these things did these three mighty men.
[20]AndAbishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three, and he lift up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among the three.
[21]Amongthe three he was more honorable than the two, and he was their captain: but he attained not unto the first three.
[22]Benaiahthe son of Jehoiada (the son of a valiant man) which had done many acts, and was of Kabzeel, he slew two strong men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
[23]Andhe slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, even five cubits long, and in the Egyptians hand was a spear like a weaver's beam: and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[24]Thesethings did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.
[25]Behold,he was honorable among thirty, but he attained not unto the first three. And David made him of his counsel.
[26]Thesealso were valiant men of war, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
[27]Shammoththe Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
[28]Irathe son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
[29]Sibbechai[Mebunnai] the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
[30]Maharaithe Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
[31]Ithaithe son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
[32]Huraiof the rivers of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
[33]Azmaveththe Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
[34]Thesons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite,
[35]Ahiamthe son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
[36]Hepherthe Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
[37]Hezrothe Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
[38]Joelthe brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
[39]Zelekthe Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
[40]Irathe Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
[41]Uriahthe Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
[42]Adinathe son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
[43]Hananthe son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
[44]Uzziathe Ashterathite, Shama and Ieiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
[45]Jediaelthe son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite,
[46]Elielthe Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
[47]Elieland Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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