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Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.
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Chapter 3
These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel, by Abigail of Carmel;
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All these were sons of David, in addition to other sons by concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
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Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. Until the reign of David, these were their cities
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The following were established by David for the service of song in the Lord’s house at the time when the ark had a resting place.
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The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the ancestral houses of Tola, mighty warriors in their generations. In the time of David they numbered twenty-two thousand six hundred.
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In all, those who were chosen for gatekeepers at the threshold were two hundred and twelve. They were inscribed in the family records of their villages. David and Samuel the seer had established them in their position of trust.
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II. The History of David
Genealogy of Saul. Jeiel, the founder of Gibeon, dwelt in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah.
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rather than from the Lord. Therefore the Lord took his life, and turned his kingdom over to David, the son of Jesse.
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Chapter 11
David Is Made King. Then all Israel gathered around David in Hebron, and they said: “Look! We are your bone and your flesh.
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Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and at Hebron David made a covenant with them in the presence of the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the Lord given through Samuel.
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Jerusalem Captured. Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the inhabitants of the land were called Jebusites.
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The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not enter here.” David nevertheless captured the fortress of Zion, which is the City of David.
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David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be made chief and captain.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the first to attack; and so he became chief.
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David took up residence in the fortress, which therefore was called the City of David.
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David became ever more powerful, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
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David’s Warriors. These were David’s chief warriors who, together with all Israel, supported him in his reign in order to make him king, according to the Lord’s word concerning Israel.
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Here is the list of David’s warriors: Ishbaal, the son of Hachamoni, chief of the Three. He brandished his spear over three hundred, whom he had slain in a single encounter.
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He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had massed for battle. There was a plot of land full of barley. The people were fleeing before the Philistines,
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Three of the Thirty chiefs went down to the rock, to David, who was in the cave of Adullam while the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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David was then in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
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David had a strong craving, and said, “If only someone would give me a drink of water from the cistern by the gate of Bethlehem!”
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Thereupon the Three broke through the encampment of the Philistines, drew water from the cistern by the gate of Bethlehem, and carried it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord,
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but was more famous than any of the Thirty. However, he did not attain to the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
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Chapter 12
David’s Early Followers. The following men came to David in Ziklag while he was still under banishment from Saul, son of Kish; they, too, were among the warriors who helped him in his battles.