I Chronicles 11 The mighty men whom David had

 I Chronicles 11

The mighty men whom David had

10 These were the chiefs of the mighty men whom David had, who supported him strongly in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11 These were among the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam the Hathomite, chief of the captains, who swung his spear against three hundred, and slew them at one time.

12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite: he was among the three men.

13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, when the Philistines were gathered together for battle; and the field was full of barley: and the people fled before the Philistines.

14 And they stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.

15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam: and the host of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 

16 And David was then in the stronghold: and the garrison of the Philistines was at that time in Bethlehem. 

17 And David desired, and said, Who will give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate?

 18 So those three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which was by the gate; and they took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink it, but poured it out before the LORD. 

19 And he said, My God forbid that I should do such a thing! Shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for they brought it at the risk of their lives. But he would not drink it. These things did those three mighty men. 

20 And Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the three, who swung his spear at three hundred, and slew them; and he had a name among the three. 

21 Of the three he was more honorable than the other two, so he was chief of them; but he did not attain to the first three. 

22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a mighty man of Kabzeel, who slew two strong lions of Moab; and he also went down and slew a lion in the midst of a den in the snow. 

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall; and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, 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. 

24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; therefore he had a name among the three.

25 Of the thirty he was the most honorable, yet he did not attain to the three: and David put him in charge of his guard. 

26 And the mighty men of the armies were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 

27 Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite, 

28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilahi the Ahohite, 

30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baenah the Netophathite, 

31 Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

 32 Hurai of the brook Gaash, Abiel the Arbatite, 

33 Ashmaveth the Baarumite, Eliaba the Shaalbonite. 

34 Of the sons of Hashem the Gizonite: Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 

35 Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 

36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Nahari the son of Ezbai, 

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibar the son of Geri,

 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beeronite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

 41 Uriah the Hethite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 

42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites; and over him were thirty. 

43 Hanan son of Maacah, and Jehoshaphat the Mithnite, 

44 Uzziah the Ashtarathite, Shammah and Jeiel sons of Hotham the Aherorite, 

45 Jediael son of Shimri, and his brother Joah the Tizite, 

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

 47 Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Meshobai.