10:1And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

10:2and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul.

10:3And the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,

10:4and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come -- and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;

10:5and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;

10:6and Saul dieth, and his three sons, and all his house -- together they died.

10:7And all the men of Israel who are in the valley see that they have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake their cities and flee, and the Philistines come and dwell in them.

10:8And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and find Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa,

10:9and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings to their idols and the people,

10:10and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.

10:11And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul,

10:12and all the men of valour rise and bear away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and bring them in to Jabesh, and bury their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

10:13And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

10:14and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

11:1And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, `Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

11:2even in time past, even in Saul's being king, it is thou who art taking out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah thy God saith to thee: Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art leader over My people Israel.'

11:3And all the elders of Israel come in unto the king to Hebron, and David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.

11:4And David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem -- it is Jebus -- and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land.

11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, `Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it is the city of David.

11:6And David saith, `Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.

11:7And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'

11:8and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.

11:9And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts is with him.

11:10And these are heads of the mighty ones whom David hath, who are strengthening themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause him to reign, according to the word of Jehovah, over Israel.

11:11And this is an account of the mighty ones whom David hath: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite is head of the thirty; he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, at one time.

11:12And after him is Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he is among the three mighty;

11:13he hath been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,

11:14and they station themselves in the midst of the portion, and deliver it, and smite the Philistines, and Jehovah saveth -- a great salvation.

11:15And three of the thirty heads go down on the rock unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is encamping in the valley of Rephaim,

11:16and David is then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem,

11:17and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate!'

11:18And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,

11:19and saith, `Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;' and he was not willing to drink it; these things did the three mighty ones.

11:20And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and hath a name among three.

11:21Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come.

11:22Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he hath smitten the two lion-like Moabites, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit, in the day of snow.

11:23And he hath smitten the man, the Egyptian -- a man of measure, five by the cubit -- and in the hand of the Egyptian is a spear like a beam of weavers, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.

11:24These things hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among the three mighty ones.

11:25Of the thirty, lo, he is honoured, and unto the first three he hath not come, and David setteth him over his guard.

11:26And the mighty ones of the forces are Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,

11:27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

11:28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-Ezer the Annethothite,

11:29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

11:30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

11:31Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

11:33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

11:34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shage the Hararite,

11:35Ahiam son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

11:36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

11:37Hezor the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

11:38Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Haggeri,

11:39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

11:42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, head of the Reubenites, and by him thirty,

11:43Hanan son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

11:44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

11:45Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother the Tizite,

11:46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

11:47Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mesobaite.

12:1And these are those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they are among the mighty ones, helping the battle,

12:2armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.

12:3The head is Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaab the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

12:4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty one among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite.

12:5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

12:6Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam the Korhites,

12:7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

12:8And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed:

12:9Ezer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

12:10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

12:11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12:12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

12:13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

12:14These are of the sons of Gad, heads of the host, one of a hundred is the least, and the greatest, of a thousand;

12:15these are they who have passed over the Jordan in the first month, -- and it is full over all its banks -- and cause all they of the valley to flee to the east and to the west.

12:16And there come of the sons of Benjamin and Judah unto the stronghold to David,

12:17and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, `If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries -- without violence in my hands -- the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'

12:18And the Spirit hath clothed Amasai, head of the captains: `To thee, O David, and with thee, O son of Jesse -- peace! peace to thee, and peace to thy helper, for thy God hath helped thee;' and David receiveth them, and putteth them among the heads of the troop.

12:19And of Manasseh there have fallen unto David in his coming with the Philistines against Israel to battle -- and they helped them not, for by counsel the princes of the Philistines sent him away, saying, `With our heads he doth fall unto his master Saul.' --

12:20In his going unto Ziglag there have fallen unto him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillthai, heads of the thousands that are of Manasseh;

12:21and they have helped with David over the troop, for mighty of valour are all of them, and they are captains in the host,

12:22for at that time, day by day, they come in unto David to help him, till it is a great camp, like a camp of God.

12:23And these are the numbers of the head, of the armed men of the host; they have come in unto David to Hebron to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the mouth of Jehovah.

12:24The sons of Judah, bearing target and spear, are six thousand and eight hundred, armed ones of the host.

12:25Of the sons of Simeon, mighty ones of valour for the host, are seven thousand and a hundred.

12:26Of the sons of Levi are four thousand and six hundred;

12:27and Jehoiada is the leader of the Aaronite, and with him are three thousand and seven hundred,

12:28and Zadok, a young man, mighty of valour, and of the house of his father are twenty and two heads.

12:29And of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, are three thousand, and hitherto their greater part are keeping the charge of the house of Saul.

12:30And of the sons of Ephraim are twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty of valour, men of name, according to the house of their fathers.

12:31And of the half of the tribe of Manasseh are eighteen thousand, who have been defined by name, to come in to cause David to reign.

12:32And of the sons of Issachar, having understanding for the times, to know what Israel should do; their heads are two hundred, and all their brethren are at their command.

12:33Of Zebulun, going forth to the host, arranging battle with all instruments of battle, are fifty thousand, and keeping rank without a double heart.

12:34And of Naphtali, a thousand heads, and with them, with target and spear, are thirty and seven thousand.

12:35And of the Danite, arranging battle, are twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

12:36And of Asher, going forth to the host, to arrange battle, are forty thousand.

12:37And from beyond the Jordan, of the Reubenite, and of the Gadite, and of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, with all instruments of the host for battle, are a hundred and twenty thousand.

12:38All these are men of war, keeping rank -- with a perfect heart they have come to Hebron, to cause David to reign over all Israel, and also all the rest of Israel are of one heart, to cause David to reign,

12:39and they are there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren have prepared for them.

12:40And also those near unto them, unto Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, are bringing in bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen -- food of fine flour, fig-cakes and grape-cakes, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep, in abundance, for joy is in Israel.

13:1And David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,

13:2and David saith to all the assembly of Israel, `If unto you it be good, and from Jehovah our God it hath broken forth -- we send unto our brethren, those left in all the lands of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites, in the cities of their suburbs, and they are gathered unto us,

13:3and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.'

13:4And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

13:5And David assembleth all Israel from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from Kirjath-Jearim,

13:6and David goeth up, and all Israel, to Baalah, unto Kirjath-Jearim that is to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God Jehovah, inhabiting the cherubs, where the Name is called on.

13:7And they place the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio are leading the cart,

13:8and David and all Israel are playing before God, with all strength, and with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

13:9And they come in unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth forth his hand to seize the ark, for the oxen were released,

13:10and the anger of Jehovah is kindled against Uzza, and He smiteth him, because that he hath put forth his hand on the ark, and he dieth there before God.

13:11And it is displeasing to David, because Jehovah hath made a breach upon Uzza, and one calleth that place `Breach of Uzza' unto this day.

13:12And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'

13:13And David hath not turned aside the ark unto himself, unto the city of David, and turneth it aside unto the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

13:14And the ark of God dwelleth with the household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.