8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: 'Joshebbasshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one 9 time. And after him was Elea zar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, 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 IO 2were gone away: he arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned II after him only to spoil. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the 13 LORD wrought a great victory. And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines were encamped in the 14 valley of Rephaim. And David was then in the hold, and the ΙΟ Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. II And this is the number 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 and slew them at one 12 time. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three 13 mighty men. He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before 14 the Philistines. And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory. 1 Or, held strongly with him 4 In 1 Sam. xvii. 1, Ephesdammim. 5 Heb. salvation. 4 garrison of the Philistines was 15 then in Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is 16 by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host 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 he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went 'in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. 18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. 19 Was he not most honourable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first 20 three. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of 21 snow: and he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 1 Heb. with their lives. 2 Heb. slain. 3 According to another reading, Ish-hai. the Philistines was then in Beth17 lehem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! 18 And the three brake through the V19 host 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 thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD, and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men 'that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did 20 the three mighty men. And "Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst 23 of a pit in time of snow. And he slew 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 plucked the spear out 1 Heb. with their lives. 2 Heb. Abshai. 3 Heb. slain. 4 Or, of the three in the second rank he was the most honourable 22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. 23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his 1guard. 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; and Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth25 lehem; Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite; Helez the 26 Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the 27 Tekoite; Abiezer the Anatho thite, Mebunnai the Hushathite; 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai 29 the Netophathite; Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin; 30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of 31 the brooks of Gaash; Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Bar32 humite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite; 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; 35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the 36 Arbite; Igal the son of Nathan 37 of Zobah, Bani the Gadite; Ze lek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour - bearers to 38 Joab the son of Zeruiah; Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; Uriah 39 the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. 1 Or, council 2 Or, Hezrai 3 Another reading is, armour-bearer. 24 of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. 25 Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three; and David set him over his 1guard. 26 Also the mighty men of the armies; Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo 27 of Beth-lehem; Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite; 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Teko ite, Abiezer the Anathothite; 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the 30 Ahohite; Maharai the Netopha thite, Heled the son of Baanah the 31 Netophathite; Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pira32 thonite; Hurai of the brooks of 33 Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; Az maveth the Baharumite, Eliahba 34 the Shaalbonite; the sons of Ha shem the Gizonite, Jonathan the 35 son of Shage the Hararite; Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, 36 Eliphal the son of Ur; Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pe37 lonite; Hezro the Carmelite, 38 Naarai the son of Ezbai; Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar 39 the son of Hagri; Zelek the Am monite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son 40 of Zeruiah; Ira the Ithrite, Ga41 reb the Ithrite; Uriah the Hit tite, Zabad the son of Ahlai; 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reu benite, a chief of the Reubenites, 43 and thirty with him; Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat 44 the Mithnite; Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons 12 45 of Hotham the Aroerite; Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha 46 his brother, the Tizite; Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, 47 and Ithmah the Moabite; Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. I Chronicles 12. 1. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, 'while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were 2 among the mighty men, his helpers in war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren 3 of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and 4 Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite; and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, 5 and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the 7 Korahites; and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the hold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and 9 they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; Ezer the chief, 10 Obadiah the second, Eliab the third; Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh; Johanan the eighth, 13 Elzabad the ninth; Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. 14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least 15 was equal to an hundred, and the greatest to a thousand. These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward 16 the east and toward the west. And there came of the children of 17 Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no *wrong in mine 18 hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. 19 Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the 11,12 5 1 Heb. being yet shut up. 2 Or, drew the bow 3 Or, over 4 Or, violence 5 Heb. clothed. 6 Another reading is, captains. Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He 20 will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, 21 captains of thousands that were of Manasseh. And they helped David against 'the band of rovers : for they were all mighty men of valour, and 22 were captains in the host. For from day to day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. 23 And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, which came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to 24 him, according to the word of the LORD. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for 25 war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, 26 seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi four thou27 sand and six hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of 28 Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred ; and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty 29 and two captains. And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept 30 their allegiance to the house of Saul. And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men 31 in their fathers' houses. And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David 32 king. And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were 33 two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand; and that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and 35 spear thirty and seven thousand. And of the Danites that could set 36 the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the 37 battle in array, forty thousand. And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and 38 twenty thousand. All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to 39 make David king. And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had made preparation for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel. 1 See I Sam. xxx. I. 2 Heb. kept the charge of the house. |