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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:5-47 (NET)

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11:5 The residents of Jebus said to David , “You cannot invade this place !” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David ). 11:6 David said , “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general !” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander . 11:7 David lived in the fortress ; for this reason it is called the City of David . 11:8 He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city . 11:9 David’s power steadily grew , for the Lord who commands armies was with him.
David’s Warriors
11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel , in accordance with the Lord’s word . 11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors : Jashobeam , a Hacmonite , was head of the officers . He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 11:12 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite . He was one of the three elite warriors . 11:13 He 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 , 11:14 but 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 . 11:15 Three 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 . 11:16 David was in the stronghold at the time , while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem . 11:17 David was thirsty and said , “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate !” 11:18 So 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 Lord 11:19 and 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 . 11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. 11:21 From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer , even though he was not one of them . 11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior 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 . 11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall . The Egyptian had a spear 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 . 11:24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada , who gained fame along with the three elite warriors . 11:25 He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard . 11:26 The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab , Elhanan son of Dodo , from Bethlehem , 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite , Helez the Pelonite , 11:28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite , Abiezer the Anathothite , 11:29 Sibbekai the Hushathite , Ilai the Ahohite , 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite , Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite , 11:31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory, Benaiah the Pirathonite , 11:32 Hurai from the valleys of Gaash , Abiel the Arbathite , 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite , Eliahba the Shaalbonite , 11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite , Jonathan son of Shageh the Hararite , 11:35 Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite , Eliphal son of Ur , 11:36 Hepher the Mekerathite , Ahijah the Pelonite , 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite , Naarai son of Ezbai , 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan , Mibhar son of Hagri , 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Beerothite , the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah , 11:40 Ira the Ithrite , Gareb the Ithrite , 11:41 Uriah the Hittite , Zabad son of Achli , 11:42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite , leader of the Reubenites and the thirty warriors with him, 11:43 Hanan son of Maacah , Joshaphat the Mithnite , 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite , Shama and Jeiel , the sons of Hotham the Aroerite , 11:45 Jediael son of Shimri , and Joha his brother , the Tizite , 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite , and Jeribai and Joshaviah , the sons of Elnaam , and Ithmah the Moabite , 11:47 Eliel , and Obed , and Jaasiel the Mezobaite .

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  • Zion

    [ebd] sunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep valleys, that of the Tyropoeon (q.v.) separating it from Moriah (q.v.), which it surpasses in height...
    [nave] ZION, called also Sion, stronghold of Jerusalem. Taken from the Jebusites by David, 2 Sam. 5:6-9; 1 Chr. 11:5-7. Called thereafter "the city of David,'' 2 Sam. 5:7, 9; 6:12, 16; 1 Kin. 8:1; 1 Chr. 11:5, 7; 15:1, 29; 2 Chr. 5...

  • TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

    [isbe] TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Pe...

  • Jerusalem

    [ebd] called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the "city of God," the "holy city;" by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning "the holy;" once "the city of Judah" (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means "posses...
    [nave] JERUSALEM Called Jebus, Josh. 18:28; Judg. 19:10; Zion, 1 Kin. 8:1; Zech. 9:13; City of David, 2 Sam. 5:7; Isa. 22:9; Salem, Gen. 14:18; Psa. 76:2; Ariel, Isa. 29:1; City of God, Psa. 46:4; City of the Great King, Psa. 48:2;...

  • Hareth

    [ebd] thicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Sam. 22:5). It was possibly while he was here that the memorable incident narrated in 2 Sam. 23:14-17, 1 Chr. 11:16-19 occurred. This place ha...

  • GENEALOGY, 8 part 1

    [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 - 8. Principal Genealogies and Lists: In the early genealogies the particular strata to which each has been assigned by reconstructive critics is here indicated by J, the Priestly Code (P), etc. The signs...

  • Eliel

    [isbe] ELIEL - e-li'-el, el'-i-el ('eli'el, "El is God," or "my God is God"): (1, 2, 3) Mighty men of David (1 Ch 11:46,47; 12:11). (4) A chief of Manasseh, east of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:24). (5, 6) Two chiefs of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:20,2...
    [smith] (to whom God is strength). One of the heads of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1 Chronicles 5:24) A forefather of Samuel the prophet. (1 Chronicles 6:34) A chief man in the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chroni...
    [nave] ELIEL 1. A chief of Manasseh, 1 Chr. 5:24. 2. Son of Toah, 1 Chr. 6:34. 3. Two Benjamite chiefs, 1 Chr. 8:20, 22. 4. Three of David's heroes, bearing the same name, 1 Chr. 11:46, 47; 12:11. 5. Chief of Levites, 1 Chr. 15...

  • David

    [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
    [smith] (well-beloved), the son of Jesse. His life may be divided into three portions: His youth before his introduction to the court of Saul; His relations with Saul; His reign. The early life of David contains in many important re...
    [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...

  • DODO; DODAI

    [isbe] DODO; DODAI - do'-do, (dodho, dodhay, "beloved"): (1) The grandfather of Tola of the tribe of Issachar, one of the judges (Jdg 10:1). (2) "The Ahohite," father of Eleazar, one of David's heroes, and (2 Sam 23:9; 1 Ch 11:12) ...

  • Chidon

    [ebd] dart, the name of the threshing-floor at which the death of Uzzah took place (1 Chr. 13:9). In the parallel passage in Samuel (2 Sam. 6:6) it is called "Nachon's threshing-floor." It was a place not far north-west from Jerus...

  • Castle

    [ebd] a military fortress (1 Chr. 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chr. 6:54). Castles are also mentioned (Gen. 25:16) as a kind of watch-tower, from wh...
    [nave] CASTLE A tower, Gen. 25:16; Num. 31:10; 1 Chr. 11:5, 7; 2 Chr. 17:12; 27:4; Acts 21:34, 37; 23:10, 16, 32. Bars of, Prov. 18:19. For the doctrine, "The house is my castle,'' see Deut. 24:10, 11. See: Fort; Tower.

  • Captain

    [nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...

  • Benaiah

    [ebd] built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His exploits are enumerated in 2 Sam...
    [isbe] BENAIAH - be-na'-ya, be-ni'-a (benayah, benayahu, "Yahweh has built." Compare HPN, 182, 265, 268): (1) Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada of Kabzeel (compare Josh 15:21), was a man of "mighty deeds" and was more honorable than any...
    [smith] (made by the Lord). The son of Jehoiada the chief priest, (1 Chronicles 27:5) of the tribe of Levi, though a native of Kabzeel, (2 Samuel 23:20) set by David, (1 Chronicles 11:25) over his body-guard. (2 Samuel 8...
    [nave] BENAIAH 1. Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites, 2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kin. 1:38. A distinguished warrior, 2 Sam. 23:20-23; 1 Chr. 11:22-25; 27:5, 6. Loyal to Solomon, 1 Kin. 1:2; 4:4. 2. An Ephraimite, a...

  • Ashtaroth

    [ebd] a city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71). Uzzia, one of David's valia...

  • Armies

    [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...

  • Abishai

    [ebd] father of (i.e., "desirous of") a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 2:16). Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of ...
    [nave] ABISHAI Son of Zeruiah, David's sister, 1 Chr. 2:16. One of David's chief men, 2 Sam. 23:18. Seeks Saul's life, 1 Sam. 26:6-8. Pursues and slays Abner, 2 Sam. 2:24; 3:30. Defeats the Edomites, 1 Chr. 18:12; the Ammonites...

  • ATTAIN

    [isbe] ATTAIN - a-tan': The rendering of qanah = "buy," "get" (Prov 1:5); nasagh= "reach," "a meal-offering .... according as he is able" (Ezek 46:7 margin), "not attained unto the days" (Gen 47:9); yakhol or yakhowl ="be able," "o...

  • ARMS, ARMOR

    [smith] The subject naturally divides itself into-- I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor. I. Offensive weapons. -- Apparently the earliest known and most widely used was the Chereb or SWORD. Very little can be ga...

  • AMASAI

    [isbe] AMASAI - a-ma'-si (`amasay, perhaps rather to be read `ammishay; so Wellhausen, IJG, II, 24, n.2): (1) A name in the genealogy of Kohath, son of Elkanah, a Levite of the Kohathite family (compare 1 Ch 6:25; 2 Ch 29:12). (2) ...

  • AHOAH

    [smith] (brothely), son of Bela the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:4) In (1 Chronicles 8:7) he is called AHIAH, OR AHIJAH. The patronymic, AHOHITE, is found in (2 Samuel 23:9,28; 1 Chronicles 11:12,29; 27:4)

  • ADINO

    [isbe] ADINO - ad'-i-no, a-di'-no (`adhino, "his adorned one"): The senior of David's "mighty men." "Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time" (...

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