1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.
3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.
5 And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
6 And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.
7 And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
8 And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.
9 And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.
10 Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.
11 This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.
12 And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.
14 And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.
15 And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
16 At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
17 And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!
18 So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,
19 Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.
21 Of the thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first three.
22 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a fighting-man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death two young lions going into their secret place; and he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow.
23 And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
24 These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.
25 He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.
26 And these were the great men of war: Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled, the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth of Bahurim, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Ahiam, the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal, the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai, the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel, the brother of Nathan, Mibhar, the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad, the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina, the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
43 Hanan, the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Jediael, the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
1 Então todo o Israel se ajuntou a Davi em Hebron, dizendo: Eis que somos teus ossos e tua carne.
2 Já dantes, quando Saul ainda era rei, eras tu o que fazias Israel sair, e entrar; também o Senhor teu Deus te disse: Tu apascentaras o meu povo Israel; tu serás príncipe sobre o meu povo Israel.
3 Assim vieram todos os anciãos de Israel ao rei, a Hebrom; e Davi fez com eles um pacto em Hebrom, perante o Senhor; e ungiram a Davi rei sobre Israel, conforme a palavra do Senhor por intermédio de Samuel.
4 Então Davi, com todo o Israel, partiu para Jerusalém , que é Jebus; e estavam ali os jebuseus, habitantes da terra.
5 E disseram os habitantes de Jebus a Davi: Tu não entrarás aqui. Não obstante isso, Davi tomou a fortaleza de Sião, que é a cidade de Davi.
6 Davi disse: Qualquer que primeiro ferir os jebuseus será chefe e capitão. E Joabe, filho de Zeruia, subiu primeiro, pelo que foi feito chefe.
7 Então Davi habitou na fortaleza, e por isso foi chamada cidade de Davi.
8 E edificou a cidade ao redor, desde Milo em diante; e Joabe reparou o resto da cidade.
9 Davi tornava-se cada vez mais forte; porque o Senhor dos exércitos era com ele.
10 São estes os chefes dos valentes de Davi, que o apoiaram fortemente no seu reino, com todo o Israel, para o fazerem rei, conforme a palavra do Senhor, no tocante a Israel.
11 Esta é a relação dos valentes de Davi: Jasobeão, filho dum hacmonita, o chefe dos trinta, o qual, brandindo a sua lança contra trezentos, duma só vez os matou.
12 Depois dele, Eleazar, filho de Dodó, o aoíta; ele estava entre os três valentes.
13 Este esteve com Davi em Pas-Damim, quando os filisteus ali se ajuntaram à peleja, onde havia um pedaço de campo cheio de cevada; e o povo fugia de diante dos filisteus.
14 Mas eles se puseram no meio daquele campo, e o defenderam, e mataram os filisteus; e o Senhor os salvou com uma grande vitória.
15 Três dos trinta chefes desceram à penha; a ter com Davi, na caverna de Adulão; e o exército dos filisteus estará acampado no vale de Refaim.
16 Davi estava então no lugar forte, e a guarnição dos filisteus estava em Belém.
17 E Davi, ofegante, exclamou: Quem me dera beber da água do poço de Belém, que está junto à porta!
18 Então aqueles três romperam pelo arraial dos filisteus, tiraram água do poço de Belém, que estava junto à porta, e a trouxeram a Davi; porém Davi não a quis beber, mas a derramou perante o Senhor,
19 dizendo: Não permita meu Deus que eu faça isso! Beberia eu o sangue da vida destes homens? Pois com perigo das suas vidas a trouxeram. Assim, não a quis beber. Isso fizeram aqueles três valentes.
20 Abisai, irmão de Joabe, era o chefe dos três; o qual, brandindo a sua lança contra trezentos, os matou, e teve nome entre os três.
21 Ele foi mais ilustre do que os outros dois, pelo que foi feito chefe deles; todavia não igualou aos primeiros três.
22 Havia também Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, filho de um homem valente de Cabzeel, autor de grandes feitos; este matou dois filhos de Ariel de Moabe; depois desceu e matou um leão dentro duma cova, no tempo da neve.
23 Matou também um egípcio, homem de grande altura, de cinco côvados. O egípcio tinha na mão uma lança como o órgão de tecelão; mas Benaías desceu contra ele com um cajado, arrancou-lhe da mão a lança e com ela o matou.
24 Estas coisas fez Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, pelo que teve nome entre os três valentes.
25 e o mais ilustre, contudo não igualou aos primeiros três; e Davi o pôs sobre os da sua guarda.
26 Os valentes dos exércitos: Asael, irmão de Joabe; El-Hanã, filho de Dodó, de Belém;
27 Samote, o harorita; Helez, o pelonita;
28 Ira, filho de Iques, o tecoíta; Abiezer, o anatotita;
29 Sibecai, o husatita; Ilai, o aoíta;
30 Maarai, o netofatita; Helede, filho de Baaná, o netofatita;
31 Itai, filho de Ribai, de Gibeá, dos filhos de Benjamim; Benaías, o piratonita;
32 Hurai, dos ribeiros de Gaás; Abiel, o arbatita;
33 Azmavete, o baarumita; Eliabá, o saalbonita;
34 dos filhos de Hasem, o gizonita: Jônatas, filho de Sage, o hararita;
35 Aião, filho de Sacar, o hararita; Elifal, filho de Ur.
36 Hefer, o mequeratita; Aías, o pelonita;
37 Hezro, o carmelita; , Naarai, filho de Ebzai;
38 Joel, irmão de Natã; Mibar, filho de Harri;
39 Zeleque, o amonita; Naarai, o berotita, escudeiro de Joabe, filho de Zeniia;
40 Ira, o itrita; Garebe, o itrita;
41 Urias, o heteu; Zabade, filho de Alai;
42 Adina, filho de Siza, o rubenita, chefe dos rubenitas, e com ele trinta;
43 Hanã, filho de Maacá; Jeosafá, o mitnita;
44 Uzias, o asteratita; Sama e Jeiel, filhos de Hotão, o aroerita;
45 Jediael, filho de Sínri, e Joá, seu irmão, o tizita;
46 Eliel, o maavita; Jeribai e Josavias, filhos de Elnaão; Itma, o moabita;
47 Eliel, Obede e Jaasiel, o mezobaíta