1 Chronicles 11:10-47

1 Chronicles 11:10-47

[10] These also are the chief  of the mighty men  whom David  had, who strengthened  themselves with him in his kingdom,  and with all Israel,  to make him king,  according to the word  of the LORD  concerning Israel.  [11] And this is the number  of the mighty men  whom David  had; Jashobeam,  an Hachmonite,  the chief  he lifted up  his spear  against three  hundred  slain  by him at one  time.  [12] And after  him was Eleazar  the son  of Dodo,  the Ahohite,  who was one of the three  mighties.  [13] He was with David  at Pasdammim,  and there the Philistines  were gathered together  to battle,  where was a parcel  of ground  full  of barley;  and the people  fled  from before  the Philistines.  [14] And they set  themselves in the midst  of that parcel,  and delivered  it, and slew  the Philistines;  and the LORD  saved  them by a great  deliverance.  [15] Now three  of the 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.  [16] And David  was then in the hold,  and the Philistines'  garrison  was then at Bethlehem.  [17] And David  longed,  and said,  Oh that one would give me drink  of the water  of the well  of Bethlehem,  that is at the gate!  [18] And the three  brake through  the host  of the Philistines,  and drew  water  out of the well  of Bethlehem,  that was by the gate,  and took  it, and brought  it to David:  would  not drink  of it, but poured it out  to the LORD,  [19] And said,  My God  forbid  it me, that I should do  this thing:  shall I drink  the blood  of these men  that have put their lives in jeopardy?  they brought  it. Therefore he would  not drink  it. These things did  these three  mightiest.  [20] And Abishai  the brother  of Joab,  he was chief  of the three:  for lifting up  his spear  against three  hundred,  them, and had a name  among the three.  [21] Of the three,  he was more honourable  than the two;  for he was their captain:  howbeit he attained  not to the first three.  [22] Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  the son  of a valiant  man  of Kabzeel,  who had done many  acts;  he slew  two  lionlike men  of Moab:  also he went down  and slew  a lion  in  a pit  in a snowy  day.  [23] And he slew  an Egyptian,  a man  of great stature,  five  cubits  high; and in the Egyptian's  hand  was a spear  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,  and had the name  among the three  mighties.  [25] he was honourable  among the thirty,  but attained  not to the first three:  and David  set  him over his guard.  [26] Also the valiant men  of the armies  were, Asahel  the brother  of Joab,  Elhanan  the son  of Dodo  of Bethlehem,  [27] Shammoth  the Harorite,  Helez  the Pelonite,  [28] Ira  the son  of Ikkesh  the Tekoite,  Abiezer  the Antothite,  [29] Sibbecai  the Hushathite,  Ilai  the Ahohite,  [30] Maharai  the Netophathite,  Heled  the son  of Baanah  the Netophathite,  [31] Ithai  the son  of Ribai  of Gibeah,  that pertained to the children  of Benjamin,  Benaiah  the Pirathonite,  [32] Hurai  of the brooks  of Gaash,  Abiel  the Arbathite,  [33] Azmaveth  the Baharumite,  Eliahba  the Shaalbonite,  [34] The sons  of Hashem  the Gizonite,  Jonathan  the son  of Shage  the Hararite,  [35] Ahiam  the son  of Sacar  the Hararite,  Eliphal  the son  of Ur,  [36] Hepher  the Mecherathite,  Ahijah  the Pelonite,  [37] Hezro  the Carmelite,  Naarai  the son  of Ezbai,  [38] Joel  the brother  of Nathan,  Mibhar  the son  of Haggeri,  [39] Zelek  the Ammonite,  Naharai  the Berothite,  the armourbearer  of Joab  the son  of Zeruiah,  [40] Ira  the Ithrite,  Gareb  the Ithrite,  [41] Uriah  the Hittite,  Zabad  the son  of Ahlai,  [42] Adina  the son  of Shiza  the Reubenite,  a captain  of the Reubenites,  and thirty  with him, [43] Hanan  the son  of Maachah,  and Joshaphat  the Mithnite,  [44] Uzzia  the Ashterathite,  Shama  and Jehiel  the sons  of Hothan  the Aroerite,  [45] Jediael  the son  of Shimri,  and Joha  his brother,  the Tizite,  [46] Eliel  the Mahavite,  and Jeribai,  and Joshaviah,  the sons  of Elnaam,  and Ithmah  the Moabite,  [47] Eliel,  and Obed,  and Jasiel  the Mesobaite.