10 The chiefs of David's mighty men and the whole community of Israel helped David greatly. They helped him become king over the entire land. That's exactly what the LORD had promised him.
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He built up the city around the fort. He filled in the low places. He built a wall around it. During that time, Joab built up the rest of the city.
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David became more and more powerful. That's because the LORD who rules over all was with him.
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The chiefs of David's mighty men and the whole community of Israel helped David greatly. They helped him become king over the entire land. That's exactly what the LORD had promised him.
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Here is a list of David's mighty men. Jashobeam was chief of the officers. He was a Hacmonite. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them at one time.
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Next to him was Eleazar. He was one of the three mighty men. He was the son of Dodai, the Ahohite.