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* Then all Israel (note :)This was after the death of Ishbosheth Saul 's son , when David had reigned over Judah seven years and six months in Hebron , ( 2Sa_5:5 ).(:note ) gathered themselves to David unto Hebron , saying , Behold , we [are ] thy bone and thy flesh . * And in time past , euen when Saul was King , thou leddest Israel out &amp ; in : and the Lord thy God sayde vnto thee , Thou shalt feede my people Israel , and thou shalt be captaine ouer my people Israel . * So came all the Elders of Israel to the King to Hebron , &amp ; Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel , according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel . * And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem , which is Iebus , where were the Iebusites , the inhabitants of the land . * And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid , Thou shalt not come in hither . Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion , which is the city of Dauid . * And Dauid sayd , Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first , shalbe the chiefe and captaine . So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp , and was captaine . * And Dauid dwelt in the tower : therefore they called it the citie of Dauid . * And he built the citie on euery side , from Millo euen round about , and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie . * And Dauid prospered , and grewe : for the Lord of hostes was with him . * These also are the chiefe of the valiant men that were with Dauid , &amp ; ioyned their force with him in his kingdome with al Israel , to make him King ouer Israel , according to the worde of the Lorde . * And this [is ] the number of the mighty men whom David had ; Jashobeam , an Hachmonite , the (note :)Meaning , the most excellent and best esteemed for his valiantry : some read , the chief of the princes .(:note ) chief of the captains : he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him ] at one time . * And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite , which was one of the three valiant men . * He was with Dauid at Pas-dammim , and there the Philistims were gathered together to battel : and there was a parcell of ground full of barley , &amp ; the people fled before the Philistims . * And they set themselves in the midst of [that ] parcel , (note :)This act refers to Shammah , ( 2Sa_23:11 ), who it seems was the chiefest of these .(:note ) and delivered it , and slew the Philistines ; and the LORD saved [them ] by a great deliverance . * Now three of the (note :)That is , Eleazar and his two companions .(:note ) thirty captains went down to the rock to David , into the cave of Adullam ; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim . * And when Dauid was in the hold , the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem . * And Dauid longed , and said , Oh , that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate . * Then these three brake thorowe the hoste of the Philistims , and drewe water out of the wel of Beth-lehem that was by the gate , and tooke it and brought it to Dauid : but Dauid would not drinke of it , but powred it for an oblation to the Lord , * And said , My God forbid it me , that I should do this thing : shall I drink the (note :)That is , this water , for which they risked their lives .(:note ) blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy ? for with [the jeopardy of ] their lives they brought it . Therefore he would not drink it . These things did these three mightiest . * And Abishai the brother of Ioab , he was chiefe of the three , &amp ; he lift vp his speare against three hundreth , and slew them , and had the name among the three . * Among the three he was more honourable then the two , and he was their captaine : but he attained not vnto the first three . * Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada (the sonne of a valiant man ) which had done many actes , and was of Kabzeel , he slewe two strong men of Moab : he went downe also and slewe a lion in the middes of a pit in time of snowe . * And he slewe an Egyptian , a man of great stature , euen fiue cubites long , and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame : and he went downe to him with a staffe , and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand , and slewe him with his owne speare . * These things did Benaiah ye sonne of Iehoiada , &amp ; had the name among the three worthies . * Behold , he was honourable among the thirty , but attained not to the (note :)Meaning , those three who brought the water to David .(:note ) [first ] three : and David set him over his guard . * These also were valiant men of warre , Asahel the brother of Ioab , Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Beth-lehem , * * Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite , Abiezer the Antothite , * * Maharai the Netophathite , Heled ye sonne of Baanah the Netophathite , * Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Beniamin , Benaiah the Pirathonite , * Hurai of the riuers of Gaash , Abiel the Arbathite , * Azmaueth the Baharumite , Elihaba the Shaalbonite , * The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite , Ionathan the sonne of Shageh the Harite , * Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite , Eliphal the sonne of Vr , * Hepher the Mecherathite , Ahiiah the Pelonite , * Hezro the Carmelite , Naarai the sonne of Ezbai , * Ioel the brother of Nathan , Mibhar the sonne of Haggeri , * Zelek the Ammonite , Nahrai the Berothite , the armour bearer of Ioab , the sonne of Zeruiah , * Ira the Ithrite , Garib the Ithrite , * Vriah the Hittite , Zabad the sonne of Ahlai , * Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite , a captaine of the Reubenites , and thirtie with him , * Hanan the sonne of Maachah , and Ioshaphat the Mithnite , * Vzia the Ashterathite , Shama and Ieiel the sonnes of Otham the Aroerite , * Iediael the sonne of Shimri , and Ioha his brother the Tizite , * Eliel the Mahauite , and Ieribai and Ioshauiah the sonnes of Elnaam , and Ithmah the Moabite , * Eliel and Obed , and Iaasiel the Mesobaite .

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