111 Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said , "Behold , we are your bone and your flesh . 2 "In times e past , even when Saul was king , you were the one who led out and brought in Israel ; and the Lord your God said to you, ' You shall shepherd 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 in Hebron before the Lord ; and they anointed David king over Israel , according to the word of the Lord through Samuel .
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem ( that is, Jebus ); and the Jebusites , the inhabitants of the land , were there . 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David , "You shall not enter here ." Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David ). 6 Now David had said , "Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander ." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first , so he became chief . 7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold ; therefore e it was called the city of David . 8 He built the city all around , from the Millo even to the surrounding area ; and Joab repaired the rest of the city . 9 David became greater and greater , for the Lord of hosts was with him.
10 Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom , together with all Israel , to make him king , according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel . 11 These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam , the son of a Hachmonite , the chief of the thirty ; he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time . 12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo , the Ahohite , who was one of the three mighty men . 13 He was with David at Pasdammim when the Philistines were gathered together there to battle , and there was a plot of ground full of barley ; and the people fled before e the Philistines . 14 They took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and struck down the Philistines ; and the Lord saved them by a great victory . 15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David , into the cave of Adullam , while the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim . 16 David was then in the stronghold , while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem . 17 David had a craving and said , "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem , which is by the gate !" 18 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate , and took it and brought it to David ; nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord ; 19 and he said , "Be it far from me before my God that I should do this . Shall I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives ? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did . 20 As for Abshai the brother of Joab , he was chief of the thirty , and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty . 21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander ; however, he did not attain to the first three . 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada , the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel , mighty in deeds , struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab . He also went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day . 23 He killed an Egyptian , a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam , but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear . 24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did , and had a name as well as the three mighty men . 25 Behold , he was honored among the thirty , but he did not attain to the three ; and David appointed him over his guard . 26 Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab , Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem , 27 Shammoth the Harorite , Helez the Pelonite , 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite , Abiezer the Anathothite , 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite , Ilai the Ahohite , 30 Maharai the Netophathite , Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite , 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin , Benaiah the Pirathonite , 32 Hurai of the brooks 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 , a chief of the Reubenites , and thirty with him, 43 Hanan the son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite , 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite , Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite , 45 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother , the Tizite , 46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah , the sons of Elnaam , and Ithmah the Moabite , 47 Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite .
