Chronicles I 11

1 And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we thy bones and thy flesh.

2 And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.

3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

4 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,

5 Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this the city of David.

6 And David said, Whoever first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Saruia went up first, and became chief.

7 And David dwelt in the strong hold; therefore he called it the city of David.

8 And he fortified the city round about.

9 And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty with him.

10 And these the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11 And this the list of the mighty of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he drew his sword once against three hundred whom he slew at one time.

12 And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the Achochite: he was among the three mighty men.

13 He was with David in Phasodamin, and the Philistines were gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

14 And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.

15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the Philistines in the giants' valley.

16 And David then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines then in Bethleem.

17 And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

18 And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

19 God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty .

20 And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name among the three.

21 He was more famous than the two of the three, and he was chief them; yet he reached not to the three.

22 And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many his acts for Cabasael: he smote two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and smote a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

23 And he smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man five cubits ; and in the hand of the Egyptian a spear like a weavers' beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

24 These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name among the three mighties.

25 He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the three: and David set him over his family.

26 And the mighty of the forces , Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,

27 Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

28 Ora the son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

29 Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,

30 Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son of Nooza the Netophathite,

31 Airi the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the Pharathonite,

32 Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabaethite,

33 Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,

34 the son of Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,

35 Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of Thyrophar

36 the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

37 Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,

38 Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,

39 Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia,

40 Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,

41 Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,

42 Adina son of Saeza, a chief of Ruben, and thirty with him,

43 Anan the son of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,

44 Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the Ararite,

45 Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,

46 Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama the Moabite,

47 Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.

Chronicles I 11 Commentary

Chapter 11

David raised to the throne. (1-9) A list of David's mighty men. (10-47)

Verses 1-9 David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.

Verses 10-47 An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is all in all. In strengthening him, they strengthened themselves and their own interest, for his advancement was theirs. We shall gain by what we do in our places for the support of the kingdom of the Son of David; and those that are faithful to Him, shall find their names registered much more to their honour, than these are in the records of fame.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 11

This chapter treats of David's being anointed king by all Israel, 1Ch 11:1-3, which agrees with 2Sa 5:1-3 \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:1"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:2"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:3"\\ and of his taking Jerusalem from the Jebusites, 1Ch 11:4-9 the account of which we have 2Sa 5:6-10. \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:6"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:7"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:8"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:9"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 5:10"\\ only here we are told, that it was Joab that smote the Jebusites first, and so was made chief captain according to David's promise; and that he also repaired the rest of the city David built round about; perhaps the fortifications demolished in taking it, 1Ch 11:6,8 or rather, as others give the sense, he "saved alive" {b} those that remained in the city, after he had slain the lame and the blind; though a learned {c} writer conjectures it should be read, "and Joab hyhy was made rv the governor of the city"; and the Targum is,

``Joab governed the rest of the city.''

And then follows an account of David's mighty men and worthies, 1Ch 11:10-41 of whom see the notes on \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:8"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:9"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:10"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:11"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:12"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:13"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:14"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:15"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:16"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:17"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:18"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:19"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:20"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:21"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:22"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:23"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:24"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:25"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:26"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:27"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:28"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:29"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:30"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:31"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:32"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:33"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:34"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:35"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:36"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:37"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:38"\\ \\See Gill on "2Sa 23:39"\\ and others are added here, 1Ch 11:42-47 of whom we know no more than their names.

{b} rav ta hyxy "vivas conservavit urbis reliquias", Junius & Tremellius; Strigelius in Poli Synops. in loc. {c} Dr. Kennicot's State of the Hebrew Text, dissert. 1. p. 54. 18633-941231-2014-1Ch11.2