New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 11
David Made King over All Israel
1Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,we are your boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and your fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.
2In timesH1571H8032H8543pastH8543H8032,evenH1571when Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, you werethe one who ledהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318out and broughtוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.Vi'H935in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to you, ‘You shall shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and you shall be princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”
3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,and Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andthey anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.
Jerusalem, Capital City
4Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(that is, Jebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982);and the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776, werethereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033.
5The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, “You shall not enterתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008.”Nevertheless Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726(that is, the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732).
6Now Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605strikesH5221downH5221a Jebusiteיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shall be chiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218and commanderוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269.”Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,so he becameH1961chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.
David’s Mighty Men
10Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732had, who gaveH2388him strongH2388supportH2388in his kingdomבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹve.mal.khu.ToH4438,togetherH5973with allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to makeלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427him kingH4427,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428constitutethe listמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732had:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Hachmoniteחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453,the chiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the thirtyH7970;he liftedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782up his spearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967whom he killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at oneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.
13He was with Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammimH6450when the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622together thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and there was a plotחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184;and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.
14They tookH3320their standוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the plotהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513and defendedוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, and struckH5221downH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them by a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.
15Now threeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218menH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the rockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697to Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,into the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725, whilethe armyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430was campingחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.
17Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732hadH183a cravingוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkH8248from the wellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of BethlehemH1035,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!”
18So the threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brokeH1234throughH1234the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasby the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375itand broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;nevertheless Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, but pouredוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258it out to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;
19and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Be it farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me beforeH4480my Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430that I should doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisH2088.Shall I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of theseH428menH376who wentat the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315?For at the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315they broughtהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935it.” Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. TheseH428thingsH428the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213.
20As forAbshaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,he was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethirtyH7970,and he swungעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and killedחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them; and he had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034as well as thethirtyH7970.
22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,mightyרַב־rav-H7227in deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,struckH5221downH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sons ofArielאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.He also wentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381andkilledH5221a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
23Hekilledהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221an Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713,a manH376of greatstatureמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520tall. Now in the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027wasa spearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like a weaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500,but he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with a clubבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626and snatchedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595from the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027andkilledוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.
25BeholdH2009,he was honoredנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but he did not attainבָ֑אVa'H935to the threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969;and Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732appointedוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him overעַל־'al-H5921his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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