1 Chronicles 11:10 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:13 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:14 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:15 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:17 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! MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:18 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: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:19 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? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:22 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:23 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. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. MC VC

1 Chronicles 12:40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. MC VC