First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 953

11-7 HISTORY OF HOUSE OF DAVID.—I. CHRON. 11···—.;6 IO II I2 16 18 yet David captured the Fortress of Zion,-·—n0w the City of David,-——a¤d David pro- Whoever hrst defeats the jebusites, shall be the Chief Gover- And joab-ben-Zeruiah ad- vanced and became the Chief. But David settled in the Fortress, therefore it was called the City of David. He also walled it around, from Miloa, and to its circuit; but joab was Governor of the City. Thus David advanced and was great, for the LORD of HOSTS was with him. itat nf the Generals. Now these are the leading Generals

who were with David, who joined themselves with him to confirm him, with the Forces of Israel, in his Kingship over Israel as the LORD had promised. They are copied from the Roll of Generals who were with David; jashabarn, the son of a Hakmonite,

was the chief of the Staff-Oiiicers. He extended his spear over three hundred slain in one action. And next to him Alazur-ben—Dodo

the Hakokite. He was a General of the Staff. He was with David at Pasdamim, when the Philishtim ad- vanced to battle there, and a portion of the field was filled with barley, and the force fled before the Philishtim. But they were rallied in the middle of that plot, and he defended it, and defeated the Philishtim, and the LORD won a great victory. These three went down, from the Chiefs’ Staff Officers, in discontent to David when in the cave of Adulam, and when atroop of the Philishtim was oncamped in the vale of Refaim while David was in a trap,-for the Philish- tim then garrisoned Bethlehem. David, however, was parched with Who will get mea drink of water from the Well of Beth- So the three broke through the Camp of the Philishtim and drew water from the well which is by the Gate of Bethle- hem, and lifted it up and brought to David. Then David was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to the

May I be cursed by my GOD if I do! T his is the blood of those men! Should I drinkin their lives? For they went with their lives,-—and I am not in- clined to drink them. These three heroes did that. And

Abshai, the brother of }oab, was a General of the Staff. He extended his spear over three hundred slain. But he was not equal to the Three. His rank was on the Second Staff. He was their Commander ;—but he was not one ofthe Three. Beniah-ben-}hoiada,—was the son

of a brave man of Kabzal. He xfeited thetwo Chaxpions of Halgoa . e so went own and killed a lion gn themi<;dle of a. pit, Hon a snowy ay. e so defeated the Egyptian Leader,-—a man of Eve cnbits high, when the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam, but he went at him with a club, and wrenched the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear !—Ben`h· ben-jhoiada, did this, so he ranked with the Heroes of the StaE. He ranked with the Staff-Officers, but did not attain to the Three. But David appointed him over his (_1 ounci . And the Generals of the Army

were ;~—Ashahel the brother of joab; Alkhanan-ben-Dodo, of Bethlehem; Shamoth, the Harorite; Khletz, the Pelanite; Aira—ben~Akosh, the The- quaite; Abiazer, the Anethothite; Sibki, the Hushathite; Aili, the Akhoki; Mahri, the Netofathite; Kheled,-ben-Banah, the Netofathi; Aithi,·ben-Bibi, from Gibath of the Beni Benjamin; Beniah, the Pira- thoni; Khori of Mahli·gash; Abial, the Aribathite ; Azmuth, the Bakhro— mite; Alikhebah, the Shalbani; the sons of Hashem, the Ghizanite; johnathan-ben-Shaga; the Hararite ; Akhiam,-hen-Sakar, the Hararite; Alifal,-ben-Aur ; Kliafer, the Makera— thite; Akhiah,thePe1onite; Khetzro, the Carmelite; Nari,-ben-Azbi; joal, the brother of Nathan, Nubkhar,~· be11·Hagri; Zelek, the Amonite; Nakhri, the Berothite,——-the Armour- bearer of joab-ben·Zert1iah. Aira, the Ithrite; Gareb, the Ithrite; Auriah,the Hitite ; Zabad,-ben-Akhli; Adir1a—ben—Shiza, the Reubenite; Chief of the Reubenites, ——— and he went with the 'l`hirty——Khanan-ben- Makah, and joshafat, the Mithnite ; Aziah, the Ashthrathite; Shame., javal, the sons of Khotham, the Ara- rite; jadialel-ben·Shimri, and jokha his brother, the Thitzite; Alial, the Maltliavite; and Iribi, and joshuiah,

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