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So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

לָהֶ֨ם (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

לְדָוִ֔יד (לְ) le. “to”

And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.

לְרֹ֖אשׁ (לְ) le. “<into>”וּלְשָׂ֑ר (לְ) le. “<into>”לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to>”

Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

לְדָוִ֔יד (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.

לְדָוִ֑יד (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,

לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

לִּ֨י (לִּ֨) l “to”לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם (לִ) li “to”

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.

וְלוֹ (ל) l “[belonged] to”

Of the thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first three.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”לְשָׂ֑ר (לְ) le. “<into>”

These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

וְלוֹ־ (ל) lo “[belonged] to”

Adina, the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;

לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י (לָ) lo. “of the”

Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.

לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔ג (לְ) le. “to”

And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;

לַמְצַ֨ד (לַ) la “to the”לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְמַהֵֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

These Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.

לְמֵאָה֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאָֽלֶף׃ (לְ) le. “to”

It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.

לַמִּזְרָ֖ח (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ (לַֽ) La. “to the”

And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.

לַמְצָ֖ד (לַ) la “to the”לְדָוִֽיד׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God o

לִפְנֵיהֶם֒ (לִ) li “<to>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לְשָׁל֞וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְעָזְרֵ֔נִי (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֧י (לִּ֧) l “to <the>”לְיָ֑חַד (לְ) le. “for”לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי (לְ) le. “to”לְצָרַ֗י (לְ) le. “to”

Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and mad

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֗ (לְ) le. “[be] to”לְעֹ֣זְרֶ֔ךָ (לְ) le. “[be] to”

And some of the men of Manasseh came over to David, when he went with the Philistines to the war against Saul, but he gave them no help: for the lords of the Philistines, after discussion, sent him away, saying, He will go back to his master Saul, at the

לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then when he went back to Ziklag, there came over to him, of the men of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands from the armies of Manasseh.

לִמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.

לְעֶת־ (לְ) le. “to”לְעָזְר֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְמַחֲנֶ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”

These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.

לַצָּבָ֔א (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְהָסֵ֞ב (לְ) le. “to”

Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;

לַצָּבָ֔א (לַ) la. “for <the>”