1 Chronicles 11 Cross References - Leeser

¹ Then did all Israel gather themselves unto David unto Hebron, saying Behold, thy bone and thy flesh are we. ² Already yesterday and even before, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord, thy God, said unto thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be truly a chief over my people Israel. ³ Thus came 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 as king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord through means of Samuel. ⁴ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; and there were the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. ⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion, the same is the City of David. ⁶ And David said, Whosoever doth smite the Jebusites at first shall be head and chief. Then did Joab the son of Zeruyah go up at first, and became head-man. ⁷ And David dwelt in the castle: therefore they called it, “The City of David.” ⁸ And he built the city round about, even from the Millo as far as the surrounding district, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. ⁹ And David want on, and became greater and greater, and the lord of hosts was with him. ¹⁰ These also are the principals of the mighty men whom David had, who held firmly with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. ¹¹ And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashoh’am, the son of Chachmoni, the chief of the captains, who lifted up his spear against three hundred slain at one time. ¹² And after him was El’asar the son of Dodo, the Achochite, who was one of the three mighty men. ¹³ He was with David at Pass-dammim, and the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a piece of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines. ¹⁴ And they placed themselves in the midst of that piece of ground, and they delivered it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord helped them with a great victory. ¹⁵ And these three, the chiefs of the thirty, went down to the rock to David, to the cave of ‘Adullam; and the camp of the Philistines was pitched in the valley of Rephaim. ¹⁶ And David was then in the strong-hold, and an outpost of the Philistines was then at Beth-lechem. ¹⁷ And David longed, and said, Oh that some one would bring me water to drink out of the well of Beth-lechem, which is by the gate! ¹⁸ And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lechem, which was by the gate, and carried it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink thereof, and poured it out unto the Lord. ¹⁹ And he said, Far be it from me, before my God, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives did they bring it; and thus he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. ²⁰ And Abshai the brother of Joab was the chief of these three; and he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain, and had a name among the three. ²¹ Of the three, he was more honored than the two, wherefore he became their captain; he nevertheless attained not unto the three in prowess. ²² Banayah the son of Jehoyada’, the son of a valiant man, great in many acts, of Kah-zeel: he it was that smote the two lion-like heroes of Moab; he also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a day when it snowed. ²³ And he smote an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. ²⁴ These things did Benayah the son of Jehoyada’; and he had a name among the mighty men. ²⁵ Behold, he was indeed more honored than the thirty; but he attained not to the first three. And David appointed him over his private council. ²⁶ And the mighty men of the armies were, ‘Assahel the brother of Joab, Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lechem. ²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Chelez the Pelonite, ²⁸ ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikkesh the Theko’ite, Abi’ezer the ‘Antothite, ²⁹ Sibbechai the Chushathite, ‘Ilai the Achochite, ³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite, Cheled the son of Ba’anah the Netophathite, ³¹ Ithai the son of Ribai of Gib’ah, of the children of ‘Benjamin, Benayah the Pir’athonite. ³² Churai of the Nachale-Ga’ash, Abiel the ‘Arbathite, ³³ ‘Azmaveth the Bacharumite, Elyachba the Sha’albonite, ³⁴ Bnai-hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite. ³⁵ Achiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, ³⁶ Chepher the Mecherathite, Achiyah the Pelonite. ³⁷ Chezro the Carmelite, Na’arai the son of Ezbai, ³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibchar the son of Hagri, ³⁹ Zelek the ‘Ammonite, Nachrai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruyah, ⁴⁰ ‘Ira the Yithrite, Gareb the Yithrite, ⁴¹ Uriyah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Achlai, ⁴² ‘Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and with him were thirty men. ⁴³ Chanan the son of Ma’achah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite. ⁴⁴ ‘Uzziya the ‘Ashterathite, Shama’ and Je’iel the sons of Chothan the ‘Aro’erite, ⁴⁵ Jedi’ael the son of Shimri, and Jocha his brother, the Thizite, ⁴⁶ Eliel the Machavite, and Jerihal, and Joshavyah, the son of Elna’am, and Yithmah the Moabite, ⁴⁷ Eliel, and ‘Obed, and Ja’assiel the Mezobayite.

¹⁴ And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

²² And they ascended on the south side, and came unto Hebron; and there were Achiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of ‘Anak; now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

¹⁵ Then mayest thou indeed set a king over thee, the one whom the Lord thy God will choose; but from the midst of thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.

² Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, What is better for you, either that there should rule over you seventy men, all the sons of Yerubba’al, or that there reign over you one man? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.

¹ And it came to pass after this, that David asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we; ² Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over Israel. ³ Thus came all the elders of Israel to the king unto Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David as king over Israel. ⁴ Thirty years was David old when he became king, and forty years he reigned. ⁵ In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. ⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; who said unto David, as followeth, Thou shalt not come in hither, except thou first remove away the blind and the lame: meaning, David cannot come in hither. ⁷ Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David. ⁸ And David said on that day, Whosoever will smite the Jebusites, and reach the aqueduct and the lame and the blind, that are hateful to David’s soul,—Wherefore people usually say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. ⁹ And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built it round about from the Millo and inward. ¹⁰ And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts was with him. ¹¹ And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David. ¹² And David felt conscious that the Lord has established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. ¹³ And David took yet more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were born to David yet more sons and daughters. ¹⁴ And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua’, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, ¹⁵ And Yibchar, and Elishua’, and Nepheg, and Yaphia’, ¹⁶ And Elishama’, and Elyada’, and Eliphelet.

¹⁰ But Abshalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the cornet, then shall ye say, Abshalom is become king at Hebron.

^{12 (19:13)} My brothers are ye, my bone and my flesh are ye: wherefore then will you be the last to bring back the king? ^{13 (19:14)} And to ‘Amassa shall ye say, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and may he thus continue to do, if thou shalt not be captain of the army before me continually in the room of Joab.

¹¹ And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

²³ And these are the numbers of the heads of those ready armed for the host that came to David to Hebron, to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the order of the Lord. ²⁴ The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for the host. ²⁵ Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the host, seven thousand and one hundred. ²⁶ Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. ²⁷ And Jehoyada’ was the leader of the family of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred. ²⁸ Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs. ²⁹ And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; for till that time the greatest part of them had kept the charge of the house of Saul. ³⁰ And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, men of fame in their family divisions. ³¹ And of the half tribe of Menasseh eighteen thousand, who had been expressed by name, to come to make David king. ³² And of the children of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do,—their heads were two hundred; and all their brethren were ready at their order. ³³ Of Zebulun, such as went forth to the host, arrayed for battle, with all manner of weapons of war, fifty thousand; and these were ready to place themselves in battle array with an undivided heart. ³⁴ And of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them were with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. ³⁵ And of the Danites arrayed for battle twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. ³⁶ And of Asher, such as went forth to the host to put themselves in battle array, forty thousand. ³⁷ And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Menasseh, with all manner of weapons of the host for war, one hundred and twenty thousand. ³⁸ All these men of war, that placed themselves in battle array, came with an entire heart to Hebron, to make David King over all Israel; and also all the rest of Israel were of one heart to make David king. ³⁹ And they were there with David three days eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them. ⁴⁰ And also those that were nigh unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought in bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food made of meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.

¹⁷ Who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as a flock which have no shepherd.

¹ And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him so as not to reign over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lechemite; for I have selected among his sons unto myself a king.

¹³ Then took Samuel the horn of oil, and anointed him from among his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel then rose up, and went to Ramah.

¹³ Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand: and he went out and came in before the people.

² Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over Israel.

⁷ In all the places where I moved about among all the children of Israel, did I speak a word to any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I ordained to feed my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?

⁹ Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who would otherwise be able to judge this thy great people?

⁷ Go, say to Jerobo’am, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from the midst of the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,

⁷¹ From following the ewes with young he brought him, to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

¹¹ Like a shepherd will he feed his flock: with his arm will he gather the lambs, and in his bosom will he carry them, will he lead gently those that suckle their young.

⁴ Behold, for a lawgiver unto the people have I appointed him, a prince and commander to the people.

¹⁵ And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and intelligence.

^{2 (5:1)} But thou, Beth-lechem Ephratah, the least though thou be among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from olden times, from most ancient days.

^{4 (5:3)} And he shall stand forward and feed Israel through the strength of the Lord, through the excellency of the name of the Lord his God: and they shall abide safely; for now shall he be great even unto the ends of the earth.

¹¹ Then went Yiphthach with the elders of Gil’ad, and the people appointed him over them as head and as leader; and Yiphthach spoke all his words before the Lord in Mitzpah.

¹⁵ And all the people went to Gilgal; and they appointed there Saul as king before the Lord in Gilgal; and they sacrificed there sacrifices of peace-offerings before the Lord; and Saul with all the men of Israel rejoiced there very greatly.

²⁸ And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee this day, and hath given it to thy associate, who is better than thou.

³ And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let thee know what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me the one whom I will say unto thee.

¹² And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, having withal handsome eyes, and being of a goodly appearance. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. ¹³ Then took Samuel the horn of oil, and anointed him from among his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel then rose up, and went to Ramah.

¹⁸ And they made, both of them, a covenant before the Lord: and David remained in the forest; but Jonathan went to his house.

¹⁷ And the Lord hath done for himself as he hath spoken through my agency; and the Lord hath rent the government out of thy hand, and hath given it to thy associate, to David;

⁴ And then came the men of Judah, and they anointed there David as king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Yabesh-gil’ad were those that buried Saul.

³ Thus came all the elders of Israel to the king unto Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David as king over Israel.

¹⁷ And Yehoyada’ made a covenant between the Lord and between the king and between the people, that they should be a people unto the Lord; and between the king and between the people.

³⁰ And his servants carried him dying in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoachaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

³ And all the congregation made a covenant in the house of God with the king. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall be king, as the Lord hath spoken concerning the sons of David.

¹⁶ And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgashite,

²¹ And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

¹⁷ And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Emorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

⁸ And the boundary went up to the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite, the same is Jerusalem; and the boundary went up to the top of the mount that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim northward;

⁶³ As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, these the children of Judah could not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, even unto this day.

²⁸ And Zela’, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gib’ath, and Kiryath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

²¹ And the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, the children of Benjamin did not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

¹⁰ But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and went away, and came as far as opposite Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and he had with him two saddled asses, and his concubine also was with him. ¹¹ When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in unto this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. ¹² And his master said unto him, We will not turn into one of the cities of the stranger, that are not belonging to the children of Israel; but we will pass on as far as Gib’ah.

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; who said unto David, as followeth, Thou shalt not come in hither, except thou first remove away the blind and the lame: meaning, David cannot come in hither. ⁷ Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David. ⁸ And David said on that day, Whosoever will smite the Jebusites, and reach the aqueduct and the lame and the blind, that are hateful to David’s soul,—Wherefore people usually say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. ⁹ And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built it round about from the Millo and inward. ¹⁰ And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts was with him.

⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion, the same is the City of David.

⁹ If he be able to fight with me, and he kill me, then will we be unto you as servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be unto us as servants, and ye shall serve us. ¹⁰ And the Philistine said, I have defied the arrays of Israel this day; give me a man, and let us fight together.

²⁶ And David said to the men that stood by him, thus, What shall be done to the man that may smite yon Philistine, and take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the arrays of the living God?

³⁶ Both the lion and the bear did thy servant smite: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall become as one of them; because he hath defied the arrays of the living God.

⁹ And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built it round about from the Millo and inward.

¹⁰ So David would not allow to have the ark of the Lord removed unto him into the city of David; but David had it carried round into the house of ‘Obed-edom the Gittite.

¹² And it was told to king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of ‘Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God: and David then went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ‘Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

¹ Then did Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the divisions of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

⁷ And David dwelt in the castle: therefore they called it, “The City of David.”

² Then did Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the divisions of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

⁶ Saying, Yet have I appointed my king upon Zion my holy mount.

^{11 (9:12)} Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.

^{2 (48:3)} A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

^{12 (48:13)} Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers. ^{13 (48:14)} Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

⁶⁸ But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

² The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

⁵ But of Zion will it be said, “This and that man were born in her:” and the Most High himself doth establish her.

⁵ For there are placed chairs for giving judgment, the chairs for the house of David.—

¹ A song of the degrees. Those who trust in the Lord are like mount Zion, which will not he moved, which endureth for ever. ² Jerusalem hath mountains round about her: and so is the Lord round about his people, from this time forth and for evermore.

¹³ For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.

¹¹ The Lord hath let loose all his fury: he hath poured out the fierceness of his anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured her foundations. ¹² The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not believe that an adversary or an enemy could ever enter within the gates of Jerusalem.

¹⁶ And Caleb said, He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give ‘Achsah my daughter for wife. ¹⁷ And ‘Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; and he gave him ‘Achsah his daughter for wife.

²⁵ And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is coming forth? for to defy Israel is he coming forth; and it shall be, that the man who killeth him,—him will the king enrich with great riches, and his daughter will he give him, and his father’s house will he make free in Israel.

¹⁸ And there were at that place three sons of Zeruyah, Joab, and Abishai, and ‘Asahel: and ‘Asahel was as fleet of foot as any roe in the field.

²⁷ And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him in private; and he smote him there under the fifth rib, and he died, for the blood of ‘Asahel his brother.

¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruyah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud was recorder;

²³ Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benayah the son of Yehoyada’ was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites;

⁷ Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

⁶ And all the men of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was by Shechem.

²⁰ But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.

¹⁵ And this is the manner of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Chazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

²⁷ And this was the occasion that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built up the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.

^{20 (12:21)} And his servants arose, and formed a conspiracy, and smote Joash in Beth-millo, which lieth on the road that goeth down to Silla.

^{2 (3:34)} And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will people suffer them to build? will they sacrifice? will they complete it in one day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, seeing that they have been burnt?

¹ And the war lasted a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker and weaker.

¹⁰ And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts was with him.

²⁰ And Phinehas the son of El’azar was the ruler over them in times past; and the Lord was with him.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

⁹ Yet will the righteous hold firmly on to his way; and he that is clean of hands will acquire additional strength.

^{7 (46:8)} The Lord of hosts is with us; a defense unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

^{11 (46:12)} The Lord of hosts is with us; a defence unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

⁹ Associate yourselves, O ye people, yet shall ye be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of the far portions of the earth: gird yourselves, yet shall ye be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, yet shall ye be broken in pieces. ¹⁰ Take counsel together, yet shall it come to naught; speak the word, and it shall not stand firm; for with us is God.

^{7 (9:6)} For promoting the increase of the government, and for peace without end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to support it through justice and righteousness, from henceforth and unto eternity: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

¹⁰ Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee, yea, I uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

¹⁴ Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye few men of Israel: I myself help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

¹² And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, having withal handsome eyes, and being of a goodly appearance. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. ¹³ Then took Samuel the horn of oil, and anointed him from among his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel then rose up, and went to Ramah. ¹⁴ And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and there troubled him an evil spirit from the Lord.

¹⁷ And Abner had used these words with the elders of Israel, saying, Already yesterday and even before ye have been desiring David as king over you: ¹⁸ And now do it; for the Lord hath said of David thus, By the hand of my servant David will I save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

²¹ And Abner said unto David, I will now arise and go, and I will assemble unto my Lord the king all Israel, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul longeth for. And David dismissed Abner: and he went in peace.

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Yosheb-bashebeth, the Thachkemonite, the chief among the captains,—the same as ‘Adino the ‘Eznite,—because of eight hundred slain at one time. ⁹ And after him was El’azar the son of Dodo, the son of Achochi, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had withdrawn themselves; ¹⁰ He then arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory on that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. ¹¹ And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, and there was a piece of ground full of lentiles; and the people had fled from the Philistines; ¹² But he placed himself in the midst of the ground, and delivered it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. ¹³ And these three, the chiefs of the thirty, went down, and came to David at harvest-time unto the cave of ‘Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ And David was then in the strong-hold, and an outpost of the Philistines was then in Beth-lechem. ¹⁵ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would bring me water to drink out of the well at Beth-lechem, which is by the gate! ¹⁶ And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines; and drew water out of the well of Beth-lechem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but he would not drink thereof, and poured it out unto the Lord. ¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went at the risk of their life? and thus he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. ¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruyah, was the chief of these three; and he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain, and had a name among the three. ¹⁹ Although he was the most honored of the three, wherefore he became their captain: he nevertheless attained not unto the three in prowess. ²⁰ And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, the son of a valiant man, great in many acts of Kabzeel; he it was that smote the two lion-like heroes of Moab; he also went down and slew a lion in the midst of a pit on a day when it snowed; ²¹ And he slew an Egyptian, a man of good appearance; and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. ²² These things did Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, and he had a name among the three mighty men. ²³ He was more honored than the thirty; but he attained not to these three. And David appointed him in his private council. ²⁴ ‘Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lechem, ²⁵ Shammah the Charodite, Elika the Charodite, ²⁶ Chelez the Paltite, ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikkesh the Teko’ite, ²⁷ Abi’ezer the ‘Anethothite, Mebunnai the Chushathite, ²⁸ Zalmon the Achochite, Maharai the Netophathite, ²⁹ Cheleb the son of Ba’anah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gib’ah of the children of Benjamin, ³⁰ Benayahu the Pir’athonite, Hiddai of Nachale-Ga’ash, ³¹ Abi-’albon the ‘Arbathite, ‘Azmaveth the Barchumite, ³² Elyachba the Sha’albonite, Bne-yashen, Jonathan, ³³ Shammah the Hararite, Achiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, ³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Achasbai, the son of the Ma’achathite, Eli’am the son of Achithophel the Gilonite, ³⁵ Chezrai, the Carmelite, Pa’arai the Arbite, ³⁶ Yigal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, ³⁷ Zelek the ‘Ammonite, Nacharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruyah, ³⁸ ‘Ira the Yithrite, Gareb the Yithrite, ³⁹ Uriyah the Hittite: in all thirty and seven.

³ Thus came 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 as king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord through means of Samuel.

³⁸ All these men of war, that placed themselves in battle array, came with an entire heart to Hebron, to make David King over all Israel; and also all the rest of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Yosheb-bashebeth, the Thachkemonite, the chief among the captains,—the same as ‘Adino the ‘Eznite,—because of eight hundred slain at one time.

¹⁸ Then a spirit invested ‘Amassai, the chief of the captains, who said, Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.

² Over the first division for the first month was Jashob’am the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

⁹ And after him was El’azar the son of Dodo, the son of Achochi, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had withdrawn themselves;

¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went at the risk of their life? and thus he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. ¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruyah, was the chief of these three; and he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain, and had a name among the three. ¹⁹ Although he was the most honored of the three, wherefore he became their captain: he nevertheless attained not unto the three in prowess.

²³ He was more honored than the thirty; but he attained not to these three. And David appointed him in his private council.

⁴ And Abishua’, and Na’aman, and Achoach,

¹⁹ And he said, Far be it from me, before my God, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives did they bring it; and thus he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

²¹ Of the three, he was more honored than the two, wherefore he became their captain; he nevertheless attained not unto the three in prowess.

⁴ And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Achochite, and of his division was Mikloth also the ruler; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

¹ And the Philistines gathered together their camps to battle, and they gathered themselves together at Sochoh, which belongeth to Judah; and they encamped between Sochoh and ‘Azekah, at Ephess-dammim.

¹¹ And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, and there was a piece of ground full of lentiles; and the people had fled from the Philistines; ¹² But he placed himself in the midst of the ground, and delivered it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.

²³ So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.

⁵ And he did put his life in his hand, and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel; thou sawest it, and wast rejoiced: wherefore then wilt thou commit sin on innocent blood, by slaying David without a cause?

¹⁰ He then arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory on that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.

¹ And Na’aman, the captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man before his Lord, and highly honored; because by him had the Lord given victory unto Syria: and this man was valiant in war, but a leper.

^{50 (18:51)} To him that maketh great the salvation of his king, and who sheweth kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever.

¹⁰ Thou art he that giveth victory unto kings: who riddeth David his servant from the evil-bringing sword.

³¹ The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but with the Lord is the victory.

¹⁵ The king of Libnah, one; the king of ‘Adullam, one;

¹ And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave ‘Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down to him thither.

¹⁸ The Philistines also came and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

²² And the Philistines came up once again, and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

⁹ And the Philistines came and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

⁵ And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing-corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵ Yet will I bring an enemy as heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: as far as ‘Adullam shall withdraw the glory of Israel.

⁵ After that shalt thou come to the hill of God, where the outposts of the Philistines are; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou wilt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high-place, having before them a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp; and they will be prophesying;

⁴ And all Israel heard it, saying, Saul hath smitten the outpost of the Philistines, and the Israelites also have put themselves in ill-favor with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

²³ And the outpost of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

²⁵ And Saul and his men went to make a search. And they told it to David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Ma’on. And when Saul heard this, he pursued after David into the wilderness of Ma’on.

¹ A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. ^(142:2) With my voice I cry unto the Lord: with my voice I make supplication unto the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them felt a lustful longing: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who will give us flesh to eat? ⁵ We remember the fish, which we could eat in Egypt for naught; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

¹⁵ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would bring me water to drink out of the well at Beth-lechem, which is by the gate! ¹⁶ And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines; and drew water out of the well of Beth-lechem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but he would not drink thereof, and poured it out unto the Lord.

¹ BOOK SECOND: To the chief musician, a Maskil, for the sons of Korach. ^(42:2) As a hart panteth after brooks of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. ^{2 (42:3)} My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I go again and be seen in the presence of God?

¹ A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. ^(63:2) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.

⁶ I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul longeth for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

³ And ye shall draw water with gladness out of the springs of salvation.

⁶ And they assembled themselves together at Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

⁶ Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm; for strong as death is love; violent like the nether world is jealousy; its heat is the heat of fire, a flame of God.

¹⁰ And if there be any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood: I will set my face against the person that eateth the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.

¹⁸ Zebulun is a people that jeoparded its life unto death, and Naphtali—on the high places of the battle field.

¹⁷ (In that my father fought for you, and cast his life far away, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went at the risk of their life? and thus he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

³ And Naboth said to Achab, Far be it from me before the Lord, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

³¹ If the men of my tent said not, Oh is there one that is not satisfied of his flesh;—

¹⁴ From wrong and violence will he deliver their soul; and precious shall their blood be in his eyes.

⁶ Then commenced David and said to Achimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruyah, the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will readily go down with thee.

³⁰ But Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother ‘Asahel at Gib’on in the battle.

² And David sent forth the people a third part under the command of Joab, and a third part under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruyah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I myself also will without fail go forth with you.

⁶ And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba’ the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Abshalom: take thou the servants of thy Lord, and pursue after him, lest he succeed in reaching fortified cities, and withdraw himself from our eyes.

¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruyah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then swore the men of David unto him, saying, Thou shalt go out no more with us to battle, that thou mayest not quench the lamp of Israel.

¹⁶ And their sisters were Zeruyah, and Abigayil. And the sons of Zeruyah: Abshai, and Joab, and ‘Assahel, three.

²¹ And the cities of the boundary line of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom, on the south, were Kabzeel, and ‘Eder, and Yagur,

⁵ And Samson thus went down, with his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and when they were come as far as the vineyards of Timnathah, behold, a young lion came roaring toward him. ⁶ And the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly over him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand; but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

³⁴ And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was feeding his father’s flocks, and there came a lion, and a bear, and bore off a lamb out of the drove; ³⁵ And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he rose up against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. ³⁶ Both the lion and the bear did thy servant smite: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall become as one of them; because he hath defied the arrays of the living God.

²³ Saul and Jonathan, the beloved and the dear in their lives, were even in their death not divided: more than eagles were they swift, more than lions were they strong.

¹⁸ And Banayahu the son of Yehoyada’ was over both the Kerethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were officers of state.

²⁰ And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, the son of a valiant man, great in many acts of Kabzeel; he it was that smote the two lion-like heroes of Moab; he also went down and slew a lion in the midst of a pit on a day when it snowed; ²¹ And he slew an Egyptian, a man of good appearance; and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. ²² These things did Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, and he had a name among the three mighty men. ²³ He was more honored than the thirty; but he attained not to these three. And David appointed him in his private council.

⁸ But Zadok the priest, and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, and Nathan the prophet, and Shim’i, and Re’i, and the mighty men that belonged to David, were not with Adoniyah.

³⁸ Thereupon Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, and the Kerethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and conducted him to Gichon.

³⁰ And Benayahu came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus hath said the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but here will I die. And Benayahu brought the king word again, saying, Thus hath Joab spoken, and thus hath he answered me.

³⁴ So Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’ went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. ³⁵ And the king appointed Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’ in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest did the king appoint in the place of Ebyathar.

⁸ And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the strong-hold in the wilderness mighty men of valor, and men of the army for the war, that could handle shield and lance, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as the roebucks upon the mountains in swiftness.

⁵ The third captain of the army for the third month was Benayahu the son of Jehoyada’, the priest, the chief; and in his division were twenty and four thousand. ⁶ This Benayahu was the mighty among the thirty, and set over the thirty’; and of his division was ‘Ammizabad his son.

¹¹ For only ‘Og the king of Bashan had been left of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; lo! it is in Rabbah of the children of ‘Ammon: nine cubits is its length, and four cubits its breadth, after the arm of a man.

⁴ And there went out the champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath of Gath was his name, whose height was six cubits and a span.

⁷ And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and the blade of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and the shield-bearer was walking before him.

⁵¹ And David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.

⁵ And there was again a battle with the Philistines, when Elchanan the son of Yair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

¹⁸ And there were at that place three sons of Zeruyah, Joab, and Abishai, and ‘Asahel: and ‘Asahel was as fleet of foot as any roe in the field. ¹⁹ And ‘Asahel pursued after Abner; and he turned not in going to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. ²⁰ And Abner turned round and said, Art thou ‘Asahel? And he answered, I am. ²¹ And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold for thyself on one of the young men, and take thyself his armor. But ‘Asahel would not turn aside from following him. ²² And Abner repeated again to say unto ‘Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? and how should I then lift up my face to Joab thy brother? ²³ But he refused to turn aside; and Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear under the fifth rib, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died on the spot: and it came to pass, that all who came to the place where ‘Asahel had fallen down and died remained standing still.

¹⁹ And there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines, when Elchanan the son of Ya’are-oregim, the Bethlechemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

²⁴ ‘Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lechem,

⁷ The fourth for the fourth month was ‘Assahel the brother of Joab, with Zebadyah his son after him; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

²⁵ Shammah the Charodite, Elika the Charodite, ²⁶ Chelez the Paltite, ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikkesh the Teko’ite, ²⁷ Abi’ezer the ‘Anethothite, Mebunnai the Chushathite,

⁹ The sixth for the sixth month was ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikkesh the Theko’ite; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

¹² The ninth for the ninth month was Abi’ezer the ‘Anthothite, of Benjamin; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

²⁷ Abi’ezer the ‘Anethothite, Mebunnai the Chushathite, ²⁸ Zalmon the Achochite, Maharai the Netophathite,

¹¹ The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Chushathite, of the Zarchites: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

²⁹ Cheleb the son of Ba’anah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gib’ah of the children of Benjamin,

¹³ The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarchites; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth for the twelfth month was Cheldai the Netophathite, of ‘Othniel; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

³⁰ Benayahu the Pir’athonite, Hiddai of Nachale-Ga’ash, ³¹ Abi-’albon the ‘Arbathite, ‘Azmaveth the Barchumite, ³² Elyachba the Sha’albonite, Bne-yashen, Jonathan, ³³ Shammah the Hararite, Achiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Achiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, ³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Achasbai, the son of the Ma’achathite, Eli’am the son of Achithophel the Gilonite, ³⁵ Chezrai, the Carmelite, Pa’arai the Arbite, ³⁶ Yigal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

²⁶ And ‘Ira also the Yairite was an officer of state unto David.

⁶ And David sent to Joab, Send unto me Uriyah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriyah to David. ⁷ And when Uriyah was come unto him, David asked after the well-being of Joab, and after the well-being of the people, and how the war prospered. ⁸ And David said to Uriyah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriyah went forth out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king. ⁹ But Uriyah laid himself down at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. ¹⁰ And they told David, saying, Uriyah is not gone down unto his house: and David said unto Uriyah, Art thou not come from a journey? why then art thou not gone down unto thy own house? ¹¹ Then said Uriyah unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my Lord Joab and the servants of my Lord are encamped in the open field: and should I alone go unto my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. ¹² And David said unto Uriyah, Tarry here also this day, and tomorrow will I send thee off. So Uriyah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the following. ¹³ And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunken; and he went out in the evening to lie down on his resting-place with the servants of his lord; but to his house he did not go down. ¹⁴ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriyah. ¹⁵ And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriyah in front, opposite to the hottest fight, and then withdraw from behind him, that he may be smitten and die. ¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Joab was enclosing the city, that he placed Uriyah toward the spot of which he knew that valiant men were there. ¹⁷ And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David, and there died also Uriyah the Hittite. ¹⁸ Then did Joab send, and told unto David all the events of the war. ¹⁹ And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast finished telling all the events of the war to the king, ²⁰ And it happen that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore did you approach unto the city to fight? knew ye not, that they would shoot down from off the wall? ²¹ Who smote Abimelech the son of Yerubbesheth? did not a woman throw down upon him a piece of an upper mill-stone from off the wall so that he died at Thebez? why did ye approach unto the wall? then must thou say, Also thy servant Uriyah the Hittite is dead. ²² And the messenger went, and came and told unto David all for which Joab had sent him. ²³ And the messenger said unto David, Because the men overpowered us and came out against us into the field; but we set upon them, as far as the entrance of the gate. ²⁴ And the archers then shot at thy servants from off the wall; and there died some of the servants of the king, and also thy servant Uriyah the Hittite is dead. ²⁵ Then said David to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let this thing not be displeasing in thy eyes; for at times this, at other times the other will the sword devour; continue firmly in thy war against the city, and overthrow it: and thus do thou encourage him. ²⁶ And when the wife of Uriyah heard that Uriyah her husband had died, she mourned for her lord. ²⁷ And when the time of mourning was past, David sent and took her to his house, and she became his wife; and she bore him a son. But the thing which David had done was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord.

³⁹ Uriyah the Hittite: in all thirty and seven.

³⁶ And ‘Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad.