1 All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.2 In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'"3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had promised through Samuel.4 David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there5 said to David, "You will not get in here." Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion —which is the City of David.6 David had said, "Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief." Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.7 David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.8 He built up the city around it, from the terraces "to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.9 And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD Almighty was with him.10 These were the chiefs of David's mighty warriors —they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the LORD had promised —11 this is the list of David's mighty warriors: Jashobeam, "a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers "; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.12 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors.13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place where there was a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the LORD brought about a great victory.15 Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.17 David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD.19 "God forbid that I should do this!" he said. "Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?" Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.20 Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab's two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits "tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.25 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.26 The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,28 Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, Abiezer from Anathoth,29 Sibbekai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,32 Hurai from the ravines of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,35 Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, who was chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,43 Hanan son of Maakah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,45 Jediael son of Shimri, his brother Joha the Tizite,46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,47 Eliel, Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

1 Congregatus est igitur omnis Isral ad David in Hebron, dicens : Os tuum sumus, et caro tua. 2 Heri quoque et nudiustertius cum adhuc regnaret Saul, tu eras qui educebas et introducebas Isral : tibi enim dixit Dominus Deus tuus : Tu pasces populum meum Isral, et tu eris princeps super eum. 3 Venerunt ergo omnes majores natu Isral ad regem in Hebron, et iniit David cum eis fdus coram Domino : unxeruntque eum regem super Isral, juxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est in manu Samuel.4 Abiit quoque David et omnis Isral in Jerusalem : hc est Jebus, ubi erant Jebusi habitatores terr. 5 Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David : Non ingredieris huc. Porro David cepit arcem Sion, qu est civitas David, 6 dixitque : Omnis qui percusserit Jebusum in primis, erit princeps et dux. Ascendit igitur primus Joab filius Sarvi, et factus est princeps. 7 Habitavit autem David in arce, et idcirco appellata est civitas David. 8 dificavitque urbem in circuitu a Mello usque ad gyrum ; Joab autem reliqua urbis exstruxit. 9 Proficiebatque David vadens et crescens, et Dominus exercituum erat cum eo.10 Hi principes virorum fortium David, qui adjuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Isral, juxta verbum Domini quod locutus est ad Isral. 11 Et iste numerus robustorum David : Jesbaam filius Hachamoni princeps inter triginta : iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice. 12 Et post eum Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites, qui erat inter tres potentes. 13 Iste fuit cum David in Phesdomim, quando Philisthiim congregati sunt ad locum illum in prlium : et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo, fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum. 14 Hi steterunt in medio agri, et defenderunt eum : cumque percussissent Philisthos, dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo. 15 Descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram, in qua erat David, ad speluncam Odollam, quando Philisthiim fuerant castrametati in valle Raphaim. 16 Porro David erat in prsidio, et statio Philisthinorum in Bethlehem. 17 Desideravit igitur David, et dixit : O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, qu est in porta ! 18 Tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem qu erat in porta, et attulerunt ad David ut biberet. Qui noluit, sed magis libavit illam Domino, 19 dicens : Absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam, et sanguinem istorum virorum bibam : quia in periculo animarum suarum attulerunt mihi aquam. Et ob hanc causam noluit bibere : hc fecerunt tres robustissimi. 20 Abisai quoque frater Joab ipse erat princeps trium, et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos, et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus, 21 et inter tres secundos inclytus, et princeps eorum : verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat. 22 Banaias filius Jojad viri robustissimi, qui multa opera perpetrarat, de Cabseel : ipse percussit duos ariel Moab, et ipse descendit et interfecit leonem in media cisterna tempore nivis. 23 Et ipse percussit virum gyptium, cujus statura erat quinque cubitorum, et habebat lanceam ut liciatorium texentium : descendit igitur ad eum cum virga, et rapuit hastam quam tenebat manu, et interfecit eum hasta sua. 24 Hc fecit Banaias filius Jojad, qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus, 25 inter triginta primus, verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat : posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam.26 Porro fortissimi viri in exercitu, Asahel frater Joab, et Elchanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem, 27 Sammoth Arorites, Helles Pharonites, 28 Ira filius Acces Thecuites, Abiezer Anathothites, 29 Sobbochai Husathites, Ilai Ahohites, 30 Maharai Netophathites, Heled filius Baana Netophathites, 31 Ethai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin, Banaia Pharatonites, 32 Hurai de torrente Gaas, Abiel Arbathites, Azmoth Bauramites, Eliaba Salabonites. 33 Filii Assem Gezonites, Jonathan filius Sage Ararites, 34 Ahiam filius Sachar Ararites, 35 Eliphal filius Ur, 36 Hepher Mecherathites, Ahia Phelonites, 37 Hesro Carmelites, Naarai filius Asbai, 38 Jol frater Nathan, Mibahar filius Agarai, 39 Selec Ammonites, Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarvi, 40 Ira Jethrus, Gareb Jethrus, 41 Urias Hethus, Zabad filius Oholi, 42 Adina filius Siza Rubenites princeps Rubenitarum, et cum eo triginta : 43 Hanan filius Maacha, et Josaphat Mathanites, 44 Ozia Astarothites, Samma, et Jehiel filii Hotham Arorites, 45 Jedihel filius Samri, et Joha frater ejus Thosaites, 46 Eliel Mahumites, et Jeribai, et Josaia filii Elnam, et Jethma Moabites, Eliel, et Obed, et Jasiel de Masobia.