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1 Chronicles 11 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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David Made King over All Israel
David Made King over All Israel
(2 Sam. 5:1–3 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:1 - Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - “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.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:3 - 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.
The City of David
(2 Sam. 5:6–10 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:4 - And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:5 - 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).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:6 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7 - Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:8 - And he built the city around it, from the Millo[fn] to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:9 - So David went on and became great, and the LORD of hosts was with him.
The Mighty Men of David
(2 Sam. 23:8–39 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:10 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains;[fn] he had lifted up his spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12 - After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:13 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:14 - But they stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16 - David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - 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!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three.[fn] He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:23 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:26 - Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:27 - Shammoth the Harorite,[fn] Helez the Pelonite,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:28 - Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:29 - Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:30 - Maharai the Netophathite, Heled[fn] the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:31 - Ithai[fn] the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:32 - Hurai[fn] of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel[fn] the Arbathite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:33 - Azmaveth the Baharumite,[fn] Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:34 - the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:35 - Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:36 - Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:37 - Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:38 - Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:39 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite[fn] (the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:40 - Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:41 - Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:42 - Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites) and thirty with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:43 - Hanan the son of Maachah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:44 - Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:45 - Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:46 - Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:47 - Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Literally The Landfill
Following Qere; Kethib, Septuagint, and Vulgate read the thirty (compare 2 Samuel 23:8).
Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Vulgate; Syriac reads thirty.
Spelled Harodite in 2 Samuel 23:25
Called Paltite in 2 Samuel 23:26
Spelled Heleb in 2 Samuel 23:29 and Heldai in 1 Chronicles 27:15
Spelled Ittai in 2 Samuel 23:29
Spelled Hiddai in 2 Samuel 23:30
Spelled Abi-Albon in 2 Samuel 23:31
Spelled Barhumite in 2 Samuel 23:31
Spelled Beerothite in 2 Samuel 23:37
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