Verse 7
1 Chronicles 11:7
World English Bible, British Edition
7
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד בַּ/מְצָ֑ד עַל כֵּ֥ן קָרְאוּ ל֖/וֹ עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד
English Translation
And David dwelled in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold,
we are your bone and your f...
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In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought
in Israel. The LORD your...
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3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David
made a covenant with them in Hebro...
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4
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and
the Jebusites, the inhabitants of th...
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5
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!”
Nevertheless David took the str...
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6
David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and
captain.” Joab the son of Ze...
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7
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
8
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired
the rest of the city.
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9
David grew greater and greater, for the LORD of Armies was with him.
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10
Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who
showed themselves strong with him in h...
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11
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam,
the son of a Hachmonite, the chief o...
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12
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of
the three mighty men.
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13
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle, where th...
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14
They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines;
and the LORD saved th...
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15
Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David,
into the cave of Adullam; and the army...
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16
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines
was in Bethlehem at that time.
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David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink
from the well of Bethlehem, w...
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18
The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew
water out of the well of Bethlehem tha...
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and said, “My God (Elohim) forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the
blood of these men wh...
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20
Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he
lifted up his spear against three hundr...
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21
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two, and was made their
captain; however he wasn’t inc...
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22
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel,
who had done mighty deeds, killed...
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23
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear...
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name amongst
the three mighty men.
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Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain
to the three; and David set him...
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The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother
of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bet...
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Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
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Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
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Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
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Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah
the Pirathonite,
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Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
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the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
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Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
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Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
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Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
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Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armour bearer of Joab
the son of Zeruiah),
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
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Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and
thirty with him,
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Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
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Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
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Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
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Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
and Ithmah the Moabite,
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Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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