1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And 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. 3 Therefore 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.
4 ¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were , the inhabitants of the land. 5 And 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. 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10 ¶ These 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. 11 And 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. 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, 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. 14 And 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.
15 ¶ Now 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. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, 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, 19 And 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.
20 ¶ And 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. 21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 22 Benaiah 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. 23 And 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. 24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
26 ¶ Also the valiant men of the armies were , Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
Dāvids – ķēniņš pār visu Israēlu
(2Sam 5:1–3)1 Tad viss Israēls sapulcējās pie Dāvida Hebronā un sacīja: “Redzi, mēs esam no tava kaula un tavas miesas! 2 Gan vakar, gan aizvakar, gan tad, kad Sauls bija ķēniņš, tu esi vadījis Israēlu, un Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev ir sacījis: tu ganīsi manu tautu Israēlu un kļūsi valdnieks manai tautai, Israēlam!” 3 Tad visi Israēla vecajie nāca pie ķēniņa uz Hebronu, un Hebronā Dāvids noslēdza ar tiem derību Kunga priekšā, un tie svaidīja Dāvidu par Israēla ķēniņu, kā Kungs bija sacījis Samuēlam.
Jeruzālemes ieņemšana
(2Sam 5:6–10)4 Dāvids un viss Israēls devās uz Jeruzālemi – tā ir agrākā Jebūsa, tajā zemē dzīvoja jebūsieši. 5 Jebūsas iedzīvotāji sacīja Dāvidam: “Tu šeit neienāksi!” Bet Dāvids ieņēma Ciānas cietoksni, tā ir Dāvida pilsēta. 6 Un Dāvids sacīja: “Kurš pirmais uzbruks jebūsiešiem, tas būs vadonis un pavēlnieks!” Pirmais augšā uzkāpa Joābs, Cerūjas dēls, un viņš kļuva par virspavēlnieku. 7 Dāvids dzīvoja tajā cietoksnī, tādēļ to nosauca par Dāvida pilsētu. 8 Viņš būvēja, sākot no Millo, apkārt pilsētai, bet Joābs atjaunoja pārējo pilsētu. 9 Dāvids kļuva arvien varenāks, jo Pulku Kungs bija ar viņu!
Dāvida vīri un to varoņdarbi
(2Sam 23:8–39)10 Šie ir Dāvida varonīgo vīru pavēlnieki, kas atbalstīja viņa valsti kopā ar visu Israēlu, lai viņš valdītu, kā Kungs bija teicis par Israēlu.
11 Šie ir Dāvida varoņi: Jāšābāms, Hahmonī dēls, pavēlnieks trīsdesmit vīriem, viņš vadīja savu šķēpu pret trīs simtiem un nokāva tos vienā reizē! 12 Nākamais pēc viņa bija ahohietis Elāzārs, Dodo dēls, viņš bija viens no trim varoņiem. 13 Viņš bija kopā ar Dāvidu Pas-Dammīmā, kad filistieši pulcējās karam, un tur bija miežu lauks, un tauta bēga no filistiešiem, 14 bet viņš nostājās lauka vidū, pasargāja viņus, kaudams filistiešus! Kungs viņus izglāba, dāvāja varenu glābiņu! 15 Trīs no trīsdesmit vadoņiem nāca lejā pie Dāvida, uz klinti pie Adullāma alas. Filistiešu nometne bija uzcelta Refāiešu ielejā. 16 Tolaik Dāvids bija cietoksnī, bet filistiešu karaspēka mītne atradās Betlēmē. 17 Slāpēs Dāvids teica: “Kurš man dos dzert ūdeni no Betlēmes akas, kas pie pilsētas vārtiem?” 18 Tad tie trīs izlauzās cauri filistiešu nometnei un pasmēla ūdeni no Betlēmes akas, kas pie vārtiem, viņi to ņēma un atnesa Dāvidam. Bet Dāvids negribēja to dzert, viņš izlēja Kungam 19 un teica: “Mans Dievs, pasargi, ka es tā darītu! Vai man jādzer šo vīru asinis un dzīvība? Viņi to atnesa, savu dzīvību netaupot, – es to nedrīkstu dzert!” Tādu darbu paveica trīs varoņi!
20 Abīšajs, Joāba brālis, bija galvenais trijiem, viņš vadīja savu šķēpu pret trīs simtiem un tos nokāva. Viņš tika godāts triju vidū. 21 Viņš tika godāts arī starp otriem trim un bija to virsnieks, bet nekļuva tāds kā pirmie trīs.
22 Benājāhu, Jehojādas dēls, stiprinieka dēls no Kabceēlas, darīja varenas lietas – viņš kāva divus moābiešus, kuri bija kā lauvas! Viņš devās un bedrē kāva lauvu, turklāt todien sniga! 23 Viņš kāva arī ēģiptieti, kurš bija piecas olektis garš, ēģiptietim rokā bija šķēps kā audēja riestava, bet viņš pie tā devās ar zizli, izrāva ēģiptietim no rokas šķēpu un nokāva to ar viņa paša šķēpu! 24 To paveica Benājāhu, Jehojādas dēls, un viņš tika godāts trīs varoņu vidū. 25 Viņš bija visgodājamākais no trīsdesmit, bet ne tāds, kā pirmie trīs. Un Dāvids viņu iecēla par savu sargu.
26 Karaspēka varoņi bija Asā-Ēls, Joāba brālis, Elhānāns, Dodo dēls no Betlēmes, 27 harorietis Šamma, pelonietis Helecs, 28 tekoietis Īra, Ikēša dēls, anatotietis Abīezers, 29 hušātietis Sibehajs, ahohietis Īlajs, 30 netofātietis Mahrajs, netofātietis Hēleds, Baānas dēls, 31 Itajs, Rībaja dēls, no Gibas Benjāmina dēliem, pirātonietis Benājāhu, 32 Hūrijs no Gaašas ielejām, arbatietis Abīēls, 33 bahūrīmietis Azmāvets, šaalbīmietis Eljahba, 34 gizonieši Hāšēma dēli, harārietis Jonatāns, Šāges dēls, 35 harārietis Ahīāms, Sāhāra dēls, Elīfals, Ūras dēls, 36 meherātietis Hēfers, pelonietis Ahija, 37 karmelietis Hecro, Naarajs, Ezbaja dēls, 38 Joēls, Nātāna brālis, Mibhārs, Hagrī dēls, 39 amonietis Celeks, berotietis Nahrajs, Joāba, Cerūjas dēla, ieroču nesējs, 40 jitrietis Īra, jitrietis Gārēbs, 41 hetietis Ūrija, Zābāds, Ahlāja dēls, 42 rūbenietis Adina, Šīzas dēls, Rūbena vadonis, un pie viņa bija trīsdesmit vīri. 43 Hānāns, Maaha dēls, mitnietis Jehošāfāts, 44 aštārotietis Uzija, Šāma un Jeiēls, aroērieši Hotāma dēli, 45 tīcieši Jedīaēls, Šimrī dēls, un viņa brālis Joha, 46 mahanaimietis Elīēls, Jerībajs un Jošavja, Elnaama dēli, un moābietis Jitma, 47 mecobajieši Elīēls, Obēds un Jaasiēls.
