1 Chronicles 11 (NET)

1 Chronicles 11:1¹All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:2²In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:3³When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the Lord’ s message that came through Samuel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:4⁴David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:5⁵The residents of Jebus said to David, “You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:6⁶David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:7⁷David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:8⁸He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:9⁹David’s power steadily grew, for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was with him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:10¹⁰These were the leaders of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, stood courageously with him in his kingdom by installing him as king, in keeping with the Lord ’s message concerning Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:11¹¹This is the list of David’s warriors: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. He killed 300 men with his spear in a single battle.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:12¹²Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was one of the three elite warriors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:13¹³He was with David in Pas Dammim when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:14¹⁴but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:15¹⁵Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:16¹⁶David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:17¹⁷David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:18¹⁸So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LordCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:19¹⁹and said, “God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:20²⁰Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed 300 men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:21²¹From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:22²²Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:23²³He even killed an Egyptian who was 7½ feet tall. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:24²⁴Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:25²⁵He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:26²⁶The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:27²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:28²⁸Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:29²⁹Sibbekai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:30³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:31³¹Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory, Benaiah the Pirathonite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:32³²Hurai from the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:33³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:34³⁴the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shageh the Hararite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:35³⁵Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:36³⁶Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:37³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:38³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:39³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:40⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:41⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Achli,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:42⁴²Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites and the thirty warriors with him,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:43⁴³Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:44⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:45⁴⁵Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:46⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 11:47⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s