1 Chronicles 11
- 1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying we are your bone and your flesh.
- 2And also in time past, even when Saul was king, you were he who led out and brought in Israel: and the Lord your God said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.
- 3Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
- 4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus. Where the Jebusites were, the people of the land.
- 5And the people of Jebus said to David, You shall not come here. But David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
- 6And David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
- 7And David lived in the castle, therefore they called it the city of David.
- 8And he built the city around, even from Millo around: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- 9So David grew greater and greater. For the Lord of Hosts was with him.
- 10These also are the chief of the mighty men 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.
- 11And this is the number of the mighty men who David had. Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred killed by him at one time.
- 12And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
- 13He 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.
- 14And they set themselves in the middle of that parcel, and delivered it, and killed the Philistines. The Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
- 15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, and the army of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim.
- 16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
- 17And David longed, and said, Oh, if only one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
- 18And the three broke through the army 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.
- 19And said, God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These are the things the three mighty men did.
- 20And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three. For lifting up his spear against three hundred, he killed them, and had a name among the three.
- 21Of the three, he was more honorable than the two. For he was their captain: however he did not attain to the first three.
- 22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a brave man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts. He killed two of Moab's greatest warriors: also he went down and killed a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
- 23And he killed an Egyptian, a very tall man, 7½ feet tall. In the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam. He went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
- 24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighty men.
- 25He was honorable among the thirty, but did not attain to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
- 26Also the brave men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
- 27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
- 28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
- 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
- 30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
- 31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that belonged to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
- 32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
- 33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
- 34The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
- 35Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
- 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
- 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
- 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
- 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
- 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
- 42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
- 43Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
- 44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
- 45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
- 46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
- 47Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Chronicles 11 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
GIGAKJVThen all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying we are your bone and your flesh.
KJVAnd moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd also in time past, even when Saul was king, you were he who led out and brought in Israel: and the Lord your God said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.
KJVTherefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
GIGAKJVTherefore all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
KJVAnd David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
GIGAKJVAnd David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus. Where the Jebusites were, the people of the land.
KJVAnd the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
GIGAKJVAnd the people of Jebus said to David, You shall not come here. But David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
KJVAnd David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
GIGAKJVAnd David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
KJVAnd David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
GIGAKJVAnd David lived in the castle, therefore they called it the city of David.
KJVAnd he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
GIGAKJVAnd he built the city around, even from Millo around: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
KJVSo David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.
GIGAKJVSo David grew greater and greater. For the Lord of Hosts was with him.
KJVThese 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.
GIGAKJVThese also are the chief of the mighty men 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd this is the number of the mighty men who David had. Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred killed by him at one time.
KJVAnd after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
GIGAKJVAnd after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
KJVHe 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.
GIGAKJVHe 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd they set themselves in the middle of that parcel, and delivered it, and killed the Philistines. The Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
KJVNow 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.
GIGAKJVNow three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, and the army of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim.
KJVAnd David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
GIGAKJVAnd David longed, and said, Oh, if only one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the three broke through the army 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd said, God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These are the things the three mighty men did.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three. For lifting up his spear against three hundred, he killed them, and had a name among the three.
KJVOf the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
GIGAKJVOf the three, he was more honorable than the two. For he was their captain: however he did not attain to the first three.
KJVBenaiah 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.
GIGAKJVBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a brave man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts. He killed two of Moab's greatest warriors: also he went down and killed a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he killed an Egyptian, a very tall man, 7½ feet tall. In the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam. He went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
KJVThese things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
GIGAKJVThese things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighty men.
KJVBehold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
GIGAKJVHe was honorable among the thirty, but did not attain to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
KJVAlso the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
GIGAKJVAlso the brave men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
KJVIthai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
GIGAKJVIthai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that belonged to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
KJVZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
GIGAKJVZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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