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1 Chronicles

David’s Mighty Men and Warriors

1 Chronicles 11:10-47
10And these are the heads of the mighty men who strengthened themselves with David in his royalty with all Israel to make him reign according to the word of the LORD upon Israel. 11And these are the number of the mighty men who belonged to David: Jashobeam son of the Hachmonite, head of the thirty; he roused his spear upon three hundred slain at one beat. 12After him came Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men. 13He was with David at Pas-dammim, and the Philistines gathered there for battle; and the portion of the field was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines. 14And they took their stand in the midst of the portion and rescued it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great deliverance. 15And three of the thirty heads went down upon the rock to David to the cave of Adullam, and the camp of the Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 16David was then in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was then in Bethlehem. 17And David longed and said, "Who will give me water to drink from the pit of Bethlehem which is by the gate?" 18And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the pit of Bethlehem which is by the gate and carried and brought it to David; but he was not willing to drink it and poured it out to the LORD. 19And he said, "Far be it from me, my God, to do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men in their souls? For at the risk of their souls they brought it." And he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did. 20And Abishai brother of Joab, he was head of the three; and he roused his spear upon three hundred slain, but he did not attain to the three. 21From the three he was honored above the two, and he became ruler for them, yet he did not come to the three. 22Benaiah son of Jehoiada son of a man of valor, many in works, from Kabzeel; he struck two Ariel of Moab; and he went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit on the day of snow. 23And he struck the Egyptian, a man of measure five cubits; and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff and plundered the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his spear. 24These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and he won a name among the three mighty men. 25From the thirty, behold, he was honored, yet he did not come to the three; and David set him over his guard. 26The mighty men included Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem. 27Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite. 28Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth. 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite. 30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite. 31Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon. 32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite. 33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite. 34The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite. 35Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur. 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite. 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai. 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri. 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite who bore the articles of Joab son of Zeruiah. 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite. 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai. 42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and with him were thirty. 43Hanan son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite. 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite. 45Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite. 46Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite. 47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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