<vn='1'>Then <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s> gathered <sn="6908">themselves</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s> unto <sn="2275">Hebron</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="587">we</s> are thy <sn="6106">bone</s> and thy <sn="1320">flesh</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="1571">moreover</s> in time <sn="8543 1571 8032">past</s>, <sn="1571">even</s> when <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="859">thou</s> wast he that leddest <sn="3318">out</s> and broughtest <sn="935">in</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3478">Israel</s>: and the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s><sn="559">said</s> unto thee, <sn="859">Thou</s> shalt <sn="7462">feed</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="5971">people</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, and <sn="859">thou</s> shalt <sn="1961">be</s><sn="5057">ruler</s><sn="5921">over</s> my <sn="5971">people</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Therefore <sn="935">came</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="2205">elders</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> to <sn="2275">Hebron</s>; and <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3772">made</s> a <sn="1285">covenant</s> with them in <sn="2275">Hebron</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; and they <sn="4886">anointed</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="4428">king</s><sn="5921">over</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, according to the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="3027">by</s><sn="8050">Samuel</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="1732">David</s> and <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="1980">went</s> to <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, <sn="1931">which</s> is <sn="2982">Jebus</s>; <sn="8033">where</s> the <sn="2983">Jebusites</s> were, the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of the <sn="776">land</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of <sn="2982">Jebus</s><sn="559">said</s> to <sn="1732">David</s>, Thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s><sn="935">come</s><sn="2008">hither</s>. Nevertheless <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3920">took</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4686">castle</s> of <sn="6726">Zion</s>, <sn="1931">which</s> is the <sn="5892">city</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3605">Whosoever</s><sn="5221">smiteth</s> the <sn="2983">Jebusites</s><sn="7223">first</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s><sn="7218">chief</s> and <sn="8269">captain</s>. So <sn="3097">Joab</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6870">Zeruiah</s> went first <sn="5927 7223">up</s>, and <sn="1961">was</s><sn="7218">chief</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3427">dwelt</s> in the <sn="4679">castle</s>; <sn="5921 3651">therefore</s> they <sn="7121">called</s> it the <sn="5892">city</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And he <sn="1129">built</s> the <sn="5892">city</s> round <sn="4480 5439">about</s>, even <sn="4480">from</s><sn="4407">Millo</s> round <sn="5439">about</s>: and <sn="3097">Joab</s><sn="2421">repaired</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="7605">rest</s> of the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>So <sn="1732">David</s> waxed greater and <sn="1980 1980 1431">greater</s>: for the <sn="3068">LORD</s> of <sn="6635">hosts</s> was <sn="5973">with</s> him. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="428">These</s> also are the <sn="7218">chief</s> of the mighty <sn="1368">men</s><sn="834">whom</s><sn="1732">David</s> had, who strengthened <sn="2388">themselves</s><sn="5973">with</s> him in his <sn="4438">kingdom</s>, and <sn="5973">with</s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, to make him <sn="4427">king</s>, according to the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5921">concerning</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="428">this</s> is the <sn="4557">number</s> of the mighty <sn="1368">men</s><sn="834">whom</s><sn="1732">David</s> had; <sn="3434">Jashobeam</s>, a <sn="1121 2453">Hachmonite</s>, the <sn="7218">chief</s> of the <sn="7991">captains</s>: <sn="1931">he</s> lifted <sn="5782">up</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="2595">spear</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="2491">slain</s> by him at <sn="259">one</s><sn="6471">time</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="310">after</s> him was <sn="499">Eleazar</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1734">Dodo</s>, the <sn="266">Ahohite</s>, <sn="1931">who</s> was one of the <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1931">He</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="1732">David</s> at <sn="6450">Pas</s> -dammim, and <sn="8033">there</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> were gathered <sn="622">together</s> to <sn="4421">battle</s>, where <sn="1961">was</s> a <sn="2513">parcel</s> of <sn="7704">ground</s><sn="4392">full</s> of <sn="8184">barley</s>; and the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="5127">fled</s> from <sn="4480 6440">before</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And they set <sn="3320">themselves</s> in the <sn="8432">midst</s> of that <sn="2513">parcel</s>, and <sn="5337">delivered</s> it, and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>; and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="3467">saved</s> them by a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="8668">deliverance</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Now <sn="7969">three</s><sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="7218">captains</s> went <sn="3381">down</s><sn="5921">to</s> the <sn="6697">rock</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="413">into</s> the <sn="4631">cave</s> of <sn="5725">Adullam</s>; and the <sn="4264">host</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="2583">encamped</s> in the <sn="6010">valley</s> of <sn="7497">Rephaim</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And <sn="1732">David</s> was <sn="227">then</s> in the <sn="4686">hold</s>, and the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> ' <sn="5333">garrison</s> was <sn="227">then</s> at <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="183">longed</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Oh <sn="4310">that</s> one would give me <sn="8248">drink</s> of the <sn="4325">water</s> of the <sn="4480 953">well</s> of <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, <sn="834">that</s> is at the <sn="8179">gate</s>! </v>
<vn='18'>And the <sn="7969">three</s> broke <sn="1234">through</s> the <sn="4264">host</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>, and <sn="7579">drew</s><sn="4325">water</s> out of the <sn="4480 953">well</s> of <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, <sn="834">that</s> was by the <sn="8179">gate</s>, and <sn="5375">took</s> it, and <sn="935">brought</s> it <sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s>: but <sn="1732">David</s><sn="14">would</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="8354">drink</s> of it, but poured it <sn="5258 *853">out</s> to the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, </v>
<vn='19'>And <sn="559">said</s>, My <sn="4480 430">God</s> forbid <sn="2486">it</s> me, that I should <sn="4480 6213">do</s> this <sn="2063">thing</s>: shall I <sn="8354">drink</s> the <sn="1818">blood</s> of <sn="428">these</s><sn="376">men</s> that have put their <sn="5315">lives</s> in jeopardy? <sn="3588">for</s> with the jeopardy of their <sn="5315">lives</s> they <sn="935">brought</s> it. Therefore he <sn="14">would</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="8354">drink</s> it. These <sn="428">things</s><sn="6213">did</s> these <sn="7969">three</s><sn="1368">mightiest</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="52">Abishai</s> the <sn="251">brother</s> of <sn="3097">Joab</s>, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="7218">chief</s> of the <sn="7969">three</s>: for lifting <sn="5782">up</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="2595">spear</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3967">hundred</s>, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="2491">slew</s> them, and had a <sn="8034">name</s> among the <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='21'><sn="4480">Of</s> the <sn="7969">three</s>, he was more <sn="3513">honorable</s> than the <sn="8147">two</s>; for he <sn="1961">was</s> their <sn="8269">captain</s>: howbeit he <sn="935">attained</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="5704">to</s> the first <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3111">Jehoiada</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of a <sn="2428">valiant</s><sn="376">man</s><sn="4480">of</s><sn="6909">Kabzeel</s>, who had done <sn="7227">many</s><sn="6467">acts</s>; <sn="1931">he</s><sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="8147">two</s> lionlike <sn="739">men</s> of <sn="4124">Moab</s>: also <sn="1931">he</s> went <sn="3381">down</s> and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> a <sn="738">lion</s><sn="8432">in</s> a <sn="953">pit</s> in a <sn="7950">snowy</s><sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>And <sn="1931">he</s><sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> an <sn="376 4713">Egyptian</s>, a <sn="376">man</s> of great <sn="4060">stature</s>, <sn="2568">five</s><sn="520">cubits</s> high; and in the <sn="4713">Egyptian</s> 's <sn="3027">hand</s> was a <sn="2595">spear</s> like a <sn="707">weaver</s> 's <sn="4500">beam</s>; and he went <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">to</s> him with a <sn="7626">staff</s>, and <sn="1497">plucked</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2595">spear</s> out of the Egyptian's <sn="4480 3027 4713">hand</s>, and <sn="2026">slew</s> him with his own <sn="2595">spear</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="428">These</s> things <sn="6213">did</s><sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3111">Jehoiada</s>, and had the <sn="8034">name</s> among the <sn="7969">three</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> was <sn="3513">honorable</s><sn="4480">among</s> the <sn="7970">thirty</s>, but <sn="935">attained</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="413">to</s> the first <sn="7969">three</s>: and <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7760">set</s> him <sn="5921">over</s> his <sn="4928">guard</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>Also the valiant <sn="1368">men</s> of the <sn="2428">armies</s> were, <sn="6214">Asahel</s> the <sn="251">brother</s> of <sn="3097">Joab</s>, <sn="445">Elhanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1734">Dodo</s> of <sn="4480 1035">Bethlehem</s>, </v>
<vn='27'><sn="8054">Shammoth</s> the <sn="2033">Harorite</s>, <sn="2503">Helez</s> the <sn="6397">Pelonite</s>, </v>
<vn='28'><sn="5896">Ira</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6142">Ikkesh</s> the <sn="8621">Tekoite</s>, <sn="44">Abiezer</s> the <sn="6069">Antothite</s>, </v>
<vn='29'><sn="5444">Sibbecai</s> the <sn="2843">Hushathite</s>, <sn="5866">Ilai</s> the <sn="266">Ahohite</s>, </v>
<vn='30'><sn="4121">Maharai</s> the <sn="5200">Netophathite</s>, <sn="2466">Heled</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1196">Baanah</s> the <sn="5200">Netophathite</s>, </v>
<vn='31'><sn="863">Ithai</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7380">Ribai</s> of <sn="4480 1390">Gibeah</s>, that pertained to the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="1144">Benjamin</s>, <sn="1141">Benaiah</s> the <sn="6553">Pirathonite</s>, </v>
<vn='32'><sn="2360">Hurai</s> of the <sn="4480 5158">brooks</s> of <sn="1608">Gaash</s>, <sn="22">Abiel</s> the <sn="6164">Arbathite</s>, </v>
<vn='33'><sn="5820">Azmaveth</s> the <sn="978">Baharumite</s>, <sn="455">Eliahba</s> the <sn="8170">Shaalbonite</s>, </v>
<vn='34'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="2044">Hashem</s> the <sn="1493">Gizonite</s>, <sn="3129">Jonathan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7681">Shage</s> the <sn="2043">Hararite</s>, </v>
<vn='35'><sn="279">Ahiam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7940">Sacar</s> the <sn="2043">Hararite</s>, <sn="465">Eliphal</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="218">Ur</s>, </v>
<vn='36'><sn="2660">Hepher</s> the <sn="4382">Mecherathite</s>, <sn="281">Ahijah</s> the <sn="6397">Pelonite</s>, </v>
<vn='37'><sn="2695">Hezro</s> the <sn="3761">Carmelite</s>, <sn="5293">Naarai</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="229">Ezbai</s>, </v>
<vn='38'><sn="3100">Joel</s> the <sn="251">brother</s> of <sn="5416">Nathan</s>, <sn="4006">Mibhar</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1905">Haggeri</s>, </v>
<vn='39'><sn="6768">Zelek</s> the <sn="5984">Ammonite</s>, <sn="5171">Naharai</s> the <sn="1307">Berothite</s>, the <sn="5375 3627">armorbearer</s> of <sn="3097">Joab</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="6870">Zeruiah</s>, </v>
<vn='40'><sn="5896">Ira</s> the <sn="3505">Ithrite</s>, <sn="1619">Gareb</s> the <sn="3505">Ithrite</s>, </v>
<vn='41'><sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s>, <sn="2066">Zabad</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="304">Ahlai</s>, </v>
<vn='42'><sn="5721">Adina</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7877">Shiza</s> the <sn="7206">Reubenite</s>, a <sn="7218">captain</s> of the <sn="7206">Reubenites</s>, and <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="5921">with</s> him, </v>
<vn='43'><sn="2605">Hanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="4601">Maachah</s>, and <sn="3146">Joshaphat</s> the <sn="4981">Mithnite</s>, </v>
<vn='44'><sn="5814">Uzzia</s> the <sn="6254">Ashterathite</s>, <sn="8091">Shama</s> and <sn="3273">Jehiel</s> the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="2369">Hothan</s> the <sn="6200">Aroerite</s>, </v>
<vn='45'><sn="3043">Jediael</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8113">Shimri</s>, and <sn="3109">Joha</s> his <sn="251">brother</s>, the <sn="8491">Tizite</s>, </v>
<vn='46'><sn="447">Eliel</s> the <sn="4233">Mahavite</s>, and <sn="3403">Jeribai</s>, and <sn="3145">Joshaviah</s>, the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="493">Elnaam</s>, and <sn="3495">Ithmah</s> the <sn="4125">Moabite</s>, </v>
<vn='47'><sn="447">Eliel</s>, and <sn="5744">Obed</s>, and <sn="3300">Jasiel</s> the <sn="4677">Mesobaite</s>. </v>