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1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
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In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.'"
3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to 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 by Samuel.
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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus, where the Jeb'usites were, the inhabitants of the land.
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
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The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
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David said, "Whoever shall smite the Jeb'usites first shall be chief and commander." And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah went up first, so he became chief.
7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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And he built the city round about from the Millo in complete circuit; and Jo'ab repaired the rest of the city.
9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
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And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
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Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, 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 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
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This is an account of David's mighty men: Jasho'be-am, a Hach'monite, was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against three hundred whom he slew at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
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And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea'zar the son of Dodo, the Aho'hite.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
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He was with David at Pas-dam'mim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
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But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Reph'aim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
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David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
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And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
18 And the three 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 David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
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Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But David would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: 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 these three mightiest.
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and said, "Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
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Now Abi'shai, the brother of Jo'ab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and slew them, and won a name beside the three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
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He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
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And Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
23 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 of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver's beam; but Benai'ah went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
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These things did Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
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He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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The mighty men of the armies were As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab, Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
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Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pel'onite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
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Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a, Abi-e'zer of An'athoth,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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Sib'becai the Hu'shathite, I'lai the Aho'hite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
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Ma'harai of Netoph'ah, Heled the son of Ba'anah of Netoph'ah,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
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Ithai the son of Ribai of Gib'e-ah of the Benjaminites, Benai'ah of Pira'thon,
32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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Hurai of the brooks of Ga'ash, Abi'el the Ar'bathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
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Az'maveth of Baha'rum, Eli'ahba of Sha-al'bon,
34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
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Hashem the Gi'zonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Har'arite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
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Ahi'am the son of Sachar the Har'arite, Eli'phal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
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Hepher the Meche'rathite, Ahi'jah the Pel'onite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
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Hezro of Carmel, Na'arai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
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Jo'el the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
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Uri'ah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
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Ad'ina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
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Hanan the son of Ma'acah, and Josh'aphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
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Uzzi'a the Ash'terathite, Shama and Je-i'el the sons of Hotham the Aro'erite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
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Jedi'a-el 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,
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Eli'el the Ma'havite, and Jer'ibai, and Joshavi'ah, the sons of El'na-am, and Ithmah the Mo'abite,
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
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Eli'el, and Obed, and Ja-asi'el the Mezo'ba-ite.
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