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1 Chronicles 11
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1 Chronicles 11
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Chapter 11
David Becomes King.[a] 1 All of Israel gathered before David in Hebron and they said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Moreover, in times past, even when Saul was the king, you led Israel out and brought them in. The Lord, your God, said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel. You will be the ruler of my people Israel.’ ” 3 When all of the elders of Israel came to the king in Hebron, he made a covenant before the Lord with them at Hebron. They anointed David as king over Israel, fulfilling the word of the Lord that had been spoken by Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem. 4 David and all of Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus. The Jebusites were the inhabitants of that land. 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will never enter.” Nevertheless, David captured the citadel of Zion, that is, the City of David. 6 David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will be the commander-in-chief.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led it so he became the commander.
7 David lived in the citadel, and thus it was called the City of David. 8 He built up the city around it, from Millo to the surrounding walls. Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 David’s power grew and grew, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
10 David’s Brave Warriors. These were the leaders of David’s brave warriors. They made him and his kingdom strong, with all of Israel making him king, according to the word of the Lord about Israel. 11 [b]This is the list of David’s brave warriors: Ishbaal, a Hachmonite, was the leader of the captains. He raised up his spear against three hundred men at one time and he slew them.
12 After him there was Eleazar, the son of Dodo, who was one of the three mighty men. 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. It was a field that was planted with barley, and the people fled before the Philistines. 14 They took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and slew the Philistines, for the Lord brought about a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains came down to the cave of Adullam to be with David, while the army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim. 16 David was in the stronghold, and there was a Philistine outpost in Bethlehem. 17 David longed for water so he said, “Oh that you would give me some water to drink from the well that is at the gate of Bethlehem.” 18 The Three broke through the lines of the Philistine army and drew water from the well at the gate to Bethlehem. They took it and brought it to David, but David would not drink it. He poured it out before the Lord. 19 He said, “Far be it from me, my God, that I should do such a thing, that I would drink the blood of these men, for they risked their lives to bring it back.” Therefore, he would not drink it.
These are the deeds of the Three brave warriors. 20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Three. He raised up his spear against three hundred men and he slew them. He was the most famous of the Three. 21 He was twice as honored as the Three, for he was their captain, even though he was not one of the Three.
22 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was a brave warrior who performed many deeds. He was from Kabzeel. He slew two of Moab’s mightiest men. He also descended into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 23 He also slew a very tall Egyptian who was five cubits tall. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand that was as big as a weaver’s beam. He attacked him with his staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and slew him with his own spear. 24 These were the deeds of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. He was as famous as the Three Brave Warriors. 25 He was more greatly honored than any of the Thirty,[c] but he did not belong to the Three. David assigned him to be in charge of his bodyguard.
26 The brave warriors were: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo from Bethlehem; 27 Shammoth the Harorite; Helez the Pelonite; 28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth; 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite; Ilai the Ahohite; 30 Maharai the Netophathite; Heled, the son of Baanah the Netophathite; 31 Ithai, the son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin; Benaiah the Pirathonite; 32 Hurai, from the Wadi of Gaash; Abiel the Arbathite; 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite; 34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan, the son of Shagee 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; Naharai the Berothite, the armor-bearer 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, who was the leader of the Reubenites and the Thirty with him; 43 Hanan, the son of Maacah; Joshaphat the Mithnite; 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite; 45 Jediael, the son of Shimri; his brother Joha the Tizite; 46 Eliel the Mahavite; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah the Moabite; 47 Eliel; Obed; and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 11:1 The difficulties attending the succession to Saul and the period in which the power of David was limited to the southern tribes (2 Sam 2–4) are deliberately passed over. The new king chosen by God is immediately presented as the sole head of the entire people of Israel (see 12:24f).
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Three mighty men: the Chronicler in this case only mentions two men, Ishbaal and Eleazar. However, we know from 2 Sam 23:11 that Shammah was the third.
- 1 Chronicles 11:25 The Thirty: these would be David’s best military officers. The list of names in 2 Sam 23 differs somewhat from those given here.
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1 Chronicles 11
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David Becomes King Over Israel(A)
11 All Israel(B) came together to David at Hebron(C) and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns.(D) And the Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd(E) my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.(F)’”
3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed(G) David king over Israel, as the Lord had promised through Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem(H)
4 David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites(I) who lived there 5 said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
6 David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander in chief.” Joab(J) son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
7 David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David. 8 He built up the city around it, from the terraces[a](K) to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. 9 And David became more and more powerful,(L) because the Lord Almighty was with him.
David’s Mighty Warriors(M)
10 These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel,(N) gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised(O)— 11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:(P)
Jashobeam,[b] a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers[c]; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
12 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors. 13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place where there was a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines. 14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.(Q)
15 Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley(R) of Rephaim. 16 At that time David was in the stronghold,(S) and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 17 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured(T) it out to the Lord. 19 “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it.
Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
20 Abishai(U) the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. 21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,(V) performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.(W) 23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits[d] tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod(X) in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. 25 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
26 The mighty warriors were:
Asahel(Y) the brother of Joab,
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth(Z) the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,
Abiezer(AA) from Anathoth,
29 Sibbekai(AB) the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah(AC) the Pirathonite,(AD)
32 Hurai from the ravines of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite,
Eliphal son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah(AE) the Hittite,
Zabad(AF) son of Ahlai,
42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, who was chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
43 Hanan son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,(AG)
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Jediael son of Shimri,
his brother Joha the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 11:8 Or the Millo
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Possibly a variant of Jashob-Baal
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Or Thirty; some Septuagint manuscripts Three (see also 2 Samuel 23:8)
- 1 Chronicles 11:23 That is, about 7 feet 6 inches or about 2.3 meters
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David Anointed King
11 (A)Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, (B)‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, (C)according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
David Takes Jerusalem
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, (D)that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, (E)the inhabitants of the land. 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 6 David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first (F)shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. 7 And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8 And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 And David (G)became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
David's Mighty Men
10 (H)Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, (I)according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. 11 This is an account of David's mighty men: (J)Jashobeam, a (K)Hachmonite, was (L)chief of the three.[a] He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.
12 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of (M)Dodo, the Ahohite. 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim (N)when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. 14 But he took his[b] stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the (O)Valley of Rephaim. 16 David was then in the stronghold, and the (P)garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. 17 And David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” 18 Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the Lord 19 and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty.[c] And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. 21 He was the most renowned[d] of the thirty[e] and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man[f] of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. 23 And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits[g] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear (Q)like a weaver's beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. 24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men. 25 He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
26 The mighty men were (R)Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 27 Shammoth of Harod,[h] Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34 Hashem[i] the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of (S)Hagri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, (T)Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader 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.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Compare 2 Samuel 23:8; Hebrew thirty, or captains
- 1 Chronicles 11:14 Compare 2 Samuel 23:12; Hebrew they… their
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 Syriac; Hebrew three
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 Compare 2 Samuel 23:19; Hebrew more renowned among the two
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 Syriac; Hebrew three
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 Syriac; Hebrew the son of a valiant man
- 1 Chronicles 11:23 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- 1 Chronicles 11:27 Compare 2 Samuel 23:25; Hebrew the Harorite
- 1 Chronicles 11:34 Compare Septuagint and 2 Samuel 23:32; Hebrew the sons of Hashem
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David, rey en Jerusalén (11,1—12,41)
David, rey de Israel (2 Sm 5,1-3)
11 Todo Israel se reunió con David en Hebrón y le dijeron:
— Nosotros somos de tu misma raza. 2 Ya antes, cuando Saúl aún reinaba, eras tú el que dirigías a Israel. Además, el Señor tu Dios te ha dicho: “Tú pastorearás a mi pueblo Israel, tú serás el jefe de Israel”.
3 Todos los ancianos de Israel llegaron, pues, a Hebrón ante el rey, y David hizo con ellos un pacto ante el Señor en Hebrón. Luego ungieron a David como rey de Israel, conforme había anunciado el Señor por medio de Samuel.
Conquista de Jerusalén (2 Sm 5,6-10)
4 David y todo Israel marcharon hacia Jerusalén, llamada Jebús, cuyo territorio estaba habitado por los jebuseos. 5 Los habitantes de Jebús dijeron a David:
— No entrarás aquí.
Pero David conquistó la fortaleza de Sión, la llamada Ciudad de David. 6 David había dicho:
— El primero que mate a un jebuseo será ascendido a capitán general.
Joab, el hijo de Seruyá, atacó en primer lugar y fue ascendido a capitán. 7 David se instaló en la fortaleza, por lo que la llamaron Ciudad de David. 8 Luego edificó la ciudad de alrededor, desde el terraplén hasta la muralla, mientras Joab restauraba el resto de la ciudad. 9 David iba haciéndose cada día más poderoso, pues el Señor del universo estaba con él.
Los héroes de David (2 Sm 23,8-39)
10 Estos son los principales héroes de David, los que lo afianzaron en su reinado junto con todo Israel, haciéndolo reinar conforme a la palabra anunciada por el Señor a Israel. 11 Esta es la lista de los héroes de David: Jasobán, hijo de Jacmoní y jefe de los Tres, que una vez mató a ochocientos con su lanza. 12 Después Eleazar, el hijo de Dodó el ajotita, que fue uno de los tres héroes. 13 Estaba con David en Pasdamín, donde los filisteos se habían concentrado para la batalla y donde había un campo sembrado de cebada; cuando la gente huyó ante los filisteos, 14 él se plantó en medio del campo, lo defendió, derrotó a los filisteos y el Señor les consiguió una gran victoria.
15 En otra ocasión, en la época de la cosecha, tres de los Treinta bajaron a la peña y fueron a la cueva de Adulán, a ver a David, mientras un destacamento filisteo estaba acampado en el valle de Refaín. 16 David se encontraba en el refugio, al tiempo que una patrulla filistea estaba en Belén. 17 David formuló este deseo:
— ¡Quién me diera a beber agua del pozo que hay a las puertas de Belén!
18 Entonces los tres irrumpieron en el campamento filisteo, sacaron agua del pozo que hay a las puertas de Belén y se la llevaron a David. Pero él no quiso beberla y la derramó como ofrenda al Señor, 19 diciendo:
— ¡Mi Dios me libre de beberla, pues sería como beber la sangre de los hombres que la han traído arriesgando sus vidas!
Y no quiso beberla. Eso es lo que hicieron los tres héroes.
20 Abisay, el hermano de Joab, era el jefe de los Treinta. Atacó con su lanza a trescientos hombres, los mató y adquirió fama con los Tres. 21 Recibió mayores honores que los Treinta y llegó a ser su jefe, pero no igualó a los Tres. 22 Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, era un valiente de Cabsel que realizó numerosas proezas: mató a los dos hijos de Ariel, de Moab, y en un día de nieve bajó a un aljibe a matar a un león. 23 También mató a un egipcio que medía unos dos metros y medio e iba armado con una lanza como el madero de un telar. Él lo atacó con un palo, arrebató al egipcio la lanza de las manos y lo mató con su propia lanza. 24 Esto hizo Benaías, el hijo de Joyadá, y adquirió fama con los tres héroes. 25 Pero, aunque recibió más honores que los Treinta, no llegó a igualar a los Tres. David lo puso al frente de su guardia personal.
26 Lista de guerreros valerosos: Asael, hermano de Joab; Eljanán, hijo de Dodó, de Belén; 27 Samot, el jarodita, Jeles, el paltita; 28 Irá, hijo de Iqués, de Tecoa; Abiezer, de Anatot; 29 Sibcay, el jusita; Ilay, el ajojita; 30 Maharay, de Netofá; Jéled, hijo de Baaná, también de Netofá; 31 Itay, hijo de Ribay, de Guibeá de Benjamín; Benaías, de Piratón; 32 Juray, de los arroyos de Gaás; Abiel, el arbateo; 33 Azmávet, de Bajurín; Elyajbá, el saalbonita; 34 Hasén, el guizonita; Jonatán, hijo de Sagué, el ararita; 35 Ajiab, hijo de Sacar, también ararita; Elifal, hijo de Ur; 36 Jéfer, el mequeratita; Ajías, el pelonita; 37 Jesró, de Carmel; Naaray, hijo de Ezbay; 38 Joel, hermano de Natán; Mibjar, hijo de Agrí; 39 Sélec, el amonita; Najeray, de Beerot, escudero de Joab, el hijo de Seruyá; 40 Irá, el jitrita; Garreb, también jitrita; 41 Urías, el hitita; Zabad, hijo de Ajlay; 42 Adiná, el de Sizá, el rubenita, jefe de los rubenitas, y treinta con él; 43 Janán, hijo de Maacá; Josafat, el mitnita; 44 Uzías, de Asterot; Samá y Jehiel, hijos de Jotán, de Aroer; 45 Jediael, hijo de Simrí; y su hermano Jojá, el tisita; 46 Eliel, el majavita; Jeribay y Josavías, hijos de Elnaán; Jitmá, el moabita; 47 Eliel, Obed y Jaasiel, de Sobá.
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