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* Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron , saying , "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh . * Also , in time past , even when Saul was king , you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in ; and the LORD your God said to you , "You shall shepherd My people Israel , and be ruler over My people Israel ."' * Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron , and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD . And they anointed David king over Israel , according to the word of the LORD by Samuel . * And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem , which is Jebus , where the Jebusites were , the inhabitants of the land . * But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David , "You shall not come in here !" Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is , the City of David ). * Now David said , "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain ." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first , and became chief . * Then David dwelt in the stronghold ; therefore they called it the City of David . * And he built the city around it , from the Millo to the surrounding area . Joab repaired the rest of the city . * So David went on and became great , and the LORD of hosts was with him . * Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had , who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom , with all Israel , to make him king , according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel . * And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had : Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite , chief of the captains ; he had lifted up his spear against three hundred , killed by him at one time . * After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo , the Ahohite , who was one of the three mighty men . * He was with David at Pasdammim . Now there the Philistines were gathered for battle , and there was a piece of ground full of barley . So the people fled from the Philistines . * But they stationed themselves in the middle of that field , defended it , and killed the Philistines . So the LORD brought about a great victory . * Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David , into the cave of Adullam ; and the army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim . * David was then in the stronghold , and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem . * And David said with longing , "Oh , that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem , which is by the gate !" * So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines , drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate , and took it and brought it to David . Nevertheless David would not drink it , but poured it out to the LORD . * And he said , "Far be it from me , O my God , that I should do this ! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy ? For at the risk of their lives they brought it ." Therefore he would not drink it . These things were done by the three mighty men . * Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three . He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men , killed them , and won a name among these three . * Of the three he was more honored than the other two men . Therefore he became their captain . However he did not attain to the first three . * Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada , the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel , who had done many deeds . He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab . He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day . * And he killed an Egyptian , a man of great height , five cubits tall . In the Egyptian 's hand there was a spear like a weaver 's beam ; and he went down to him with a staff , wrested the spear out of the Egyptian 's hand , and killed him with his own spear . * These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did , and won a name among three mighty men . * Indeed he was more honored than the thirty , but he did not attain to the first three . And David appointed him over his guard . * Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab , Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem , * Shammoth the Harorite , Helez the Pelonite , * Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite , Abiezer the Anathothite , * Sibbechai the Hushathite , Ilai the Ahohite , * Maharai the Netophathite , Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite , * Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah , of the sons of Benjamin , Benaiah the Pirathonite , * Hurai of the brooks of Gaash , Abiel the Arbathite , * Azmaveth the Baharumite , Eliahba the Shaalbonite , * the sons of Hashem the Gizonite , Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite , * Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite , Eliphal the son of Ur , * Hepher the Mecherathite , Ahijah the Pelonite , * Hezro the Carmelite , Naarai the son of Ezbai , * Joel the brother of Nathan , Mibhar the son of Hagri , * Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Berothite (the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah ), * Ira the Ithrite , Gareb the Ithrite , * Uriah the Hittite , Zabad the son of Ahlai , * Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites ) and thirty with him , * Hanan the son of Maachah , Joshaphat the Mithnite , * Uzzia the Ashterathite , Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite , * Jediael the son of Shimri , and Joha his brother , the Tizite , * Eliel the Mahavite , Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam , Ithmah the Moabite , * Eliel , Obed , and Jaasiel the Mezobaite .

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