Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Then all Yisra'el gathered themselves to David to Hevron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
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And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, `Lo, thy bone and thy flesh [are] we;
2 In times past, even when Sha'ul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Yisra'el: and the LORD your God said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Yisra'el, and you shall be prince over my people Yisra'el.
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even in time past, even in Saul's being king, it is thou who art taking out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah thy God saith to thee: Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art leader over My people Israel.'
3 So all the Zakenim of Yisra'el came to the king to Hevron; and David made a covenant with them in Hevron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Yisra'el, according to the word of the LORD by Shemu'el.
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And all the elders of Israel come in unto the king to Hebron, and David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.
4 David and all Yisra'el went to Yerushalayim (the same is Yevus); and the Yevusi, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
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And David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem -- it [is] Jebus -- and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land.
5 The inhabitants of Yevus said to David, You shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Tziyon; the same is the city of David.
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And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, `Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it [is] the city of David.
6 David said, Whoever strikes the Yevusi first shall be chief and captain. Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah went up first, and was made chief.
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And David saith, `Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.
7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'
8 He built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Yo'av repaired the rest of the city.
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and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.
9 David grew greater and greater; for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
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And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts [is] with him.
10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shown themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Yisra'el, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Yisra'el.
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And these [are] heads of the mighty ones whom David hath, who are strengthening themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause him to reign, according to the word of Jehovah, over Israel.
11 This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Yashov`am, the son of a Hakhmoni, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
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And this [is] an account of the mighty ones whom David hath: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite [is] head of the thirty; he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, at one time.
12 After him was El`azar the son of Dodo, the Achochi, who was one of the three mighty men.
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And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he [is] among the three mighty;
13 He was with David at Pas-Dammim, and there the Pelishtim were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Pelishtim.
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he hath been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,
14 They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Pelishtim; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
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and they station themselves in the midst of the portion, and deliver it, and smite the Philistines, and Jehovah saveth -- a great salvation.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of `Adullam; and the host of the Pelishtim were encamped in the valley of Refa'im.
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And three of the thirty heads go down on the rock unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is encamping in the valley of Rephaim,
16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Pelishtim was then in Beit-Lechem.
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and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,
17 David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beit-Lechem, which is by the gate!
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and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate!'
18 The three broke through the host of the Pelishtim, and drew water out of the well of Beit-Lechem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
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And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,
19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who 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 the three mighty men.
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and saith, `Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;' and he was not willing to drink it; these [things] did the three mighty ones.
20 Avishai, the brother of Yo'av, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
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And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and hath a name among three.
21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.
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Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the [first] three he hath not come.
22 Benayah the son of Yehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kavtz'el, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ari'el of Mo'av: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
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Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he hath smitten the two lion-like Moabites, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit, in the day of snow.
23 He killed a Mitzrian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Mitzrian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Mitzrian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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And he hath smitten the man, the Egyptian -- a man of measure, five by the cubit -- and in the hand of the Egyptian [is] a spear like a beam of weavers, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.
24 These things did Benayah the son of Yehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.
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These [things] hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among the three mighty ones.
25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
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Of the thirty, lo, he [is] honoured, and unto the [first] three he hath not come, and David setteth him over his guard.
26 Also the mighty men of the armies: `Asa'el the brother of Yo'av, Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beit-Lechem,
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And the mighty ones of the forces [are] Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,
27 Shammot the Harorite, Heletz the Pelonite,
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Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 `Ira the son of `Ikkesh the Tekoite, Avi-Ezer the `Antotite,
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Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-Ezer the Annethothite,
29 Sibbekhai the Hushatite, Ilai the Achochi,
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Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netofatite, Heled the son of Ba`anah the Netofatite,
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Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Itai the son of Rivai of Gevah of the children of Binyamin, Benayah the Pir`atonite,
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Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the brooks of Ga`ash, Aviel the `Arvati,
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Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 `Azmavet the Baharumite, Elyachba the Sha`alvonite,
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Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Yonatan the son of Shagee the Harari,
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the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Achi'am the son of Sacar the Harari, Eliphal the son of Ur,
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Ahiam son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
36 Hefer the Mekheratite, Achiyah the Pelonite,
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Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hetzro the Karmelite, Na`arai the son of Ezbai,
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Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
38 Yo'el the brother of Natan, Mivchar the son of Hagri,
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Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,
39 Tzelek the `Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,
40 `Ira the Yitri, Garev the Yitri,
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriyah the Hittite, Zavad the son of Achlai,
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Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
42 `Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Re'uveni, and thirty with him,
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Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, head of the Reubenites, and by him thirty,
43 Hanan the son of Ma`akhah, and Yoshafat the Mitni,
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Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the `Ashterati, Shama and Ye`i'el the sons of Hotam the `Aro`eri,
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Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
45 Yedi`a'el the son of Shimri, and Yocha his brother, the Titzi,
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Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite,
46 Eli'el the Machavim, and Yerivai, and Yoshavyah, the sons of Elnaam, and Yitmah the Mo'avite,
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Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eli'el, and `Oved, and Ya`asi'el the Mezobaite.
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Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.
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