Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 1Ch 12:23-401Ki 2:112Sa 15:102Sa 5:1-16Deu 17:15Gen 29:14Jdg 9:22Sa 19:12-13 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” 2Sa 5:2Jhn 10:4Psa 78:711Sa 16:131Sa 18:132Sa 7:7Mat 2:61Ki 14:7
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, according to the LORD’s word by Samuel. 1Sa 16:11Sa 16:12-132Sa 2:42Sa 5:31Sa 15:281Sa 16:31Sa 28:171Sa 11:15
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. Jdg 1:21Jos 15:63Jos 15:81Ch 11:5Gen 15:212Sa 5:6-10Exo 3:17Gen 10:16 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city. Psa 132:131Ch 11:71Ki 8:11Sa 17:261Sa 17:361Sa 17:9-102Ch 5:22Sa 5:9 David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief. 2Sa 8:161Sa 17:252Sa 2:182Sa 20:232Sa 3:27Jos 15:16-17 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city. 2Sa 5:71Ch 11:5Psa 2:6 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 1Ki 11:271Ki 9:152Ki 12:20Jdg 9:20Jdg 9:6Neh 4:2 David grew greater and greater, for the LORD of Armies was with him. 2Sa 3:1Isa 41:102Sa 5:10Isa 41:14Rom 8:311Ch 9:20Est 9:4Isa 8:9-10
Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the LORD’s word concerning Israel. 1Ch 11:32Sa 23:8-391Ch 12:381Sa 16:11Sa 16:12-142Sa 3:17-182Sa 3:21
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time. 2Sa 23:81Ch 12:181Ch 27:2 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. 1Ch 27:41Ch 11:191Ch 11:211Ch 8:42Sa 23:17-192Sa 23:232Sa 23:9 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 1Sa 17:12Sa 23:11-12 They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory. Psa 144:10Pro 21:311Sa 14:231Sa 19:52Ki 5:12Sa 23:10Psa 18:50
Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 1Ch 14:92Sa 5:18Isa 17:51Sa 22:12Sa 23:13-392Sa 5:22Jos 12:15Jos 15:8 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time. 1Sa 10:51Sa 13:231Sa 13:41Sa 22:11Sa 23:25Psa 142:1 David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 2Sa 23:15-16Isa 12:3Jhn 4:10Jhn 4:14Psa 63:1Num 11:4-5Psa 143:6Psa 42:1-2
The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to the LORD, Act 21:131Sa 19:51Sa 7:62Co 5:14-15Act 20:24Sng 8:6 and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things. 2Sa 23:17Psa 72:141Co 15:301Ki 21:31Sa 19:5Jdg 5:18Jdg 9:17Jhn 6:55
Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three. 1Sa 26:61Ch 2:162Sa 18:22Sa 2:182Sa 20:62Sa 21:172Sa 23:18-392Sa 3:30 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three. 1Co 15:41Mat 13:8
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 2Sa 23:20-232Sa 8:18Jos 15:211Ch 12:81Ch 27:5-61Ki 1:381Ki 1:81Ki 2:30 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits 1 high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. 1Sa 17:71Ch 20:51Sa 17:41Sa 17:51Deu 3:11 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men. Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard. 2Sa 20:23
The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 1Ch 27:72Sa 2:18-232Sa 21:192Sa 23:242Sa 3:30 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 2Sa 23:25-26 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 1Ch 27:121Ch 27:92Sa 23:27 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 1Ch 27:112Sa 23:27-28 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 1Ch 27:131Ch 27:152Sa 23:29 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 2Sa 23:29 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 2Sa 23:30-31 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, 2Sa 23:32-33 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 2Sa 23:33-34 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 2Sa 23:35 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, 2Sa 23:36 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 2Sa 20:26 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 2Sa 11:6-272Sa 23:391Ch 2:36 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him, Hanan the son of Maacah, 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, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.