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.
David Becomes King of Israel
(2 Samuel 5.1-3)1 Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, “We are your relatives, 2 and we know that you have led our army into battle, even when Saul was still our king. The Lord God has promised that you would rule our country and take care of us like a shepherd. 3 So we have come to crown you king of Israel.”
David made an agreement with the leaders and asked the Lord to be their witness. Then the leaders poured olive oil on David's head to show that he was now king of Israel. This happened just as the Lord's prophet Samuel had said.
David Captures Jerusalem
(2 Samuel 5.6-10)4 Jerusalem was called Jebus at the time, and David led Israel's army to attack the town. 5 The Jebusites said, “You won't be able to get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Mount Zion, which is now called the City of David.
6 David had told his troops, “The first soldier to kill a Jebusite will become my army commander.” And since Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first, he became commander.
7 Later, David moved to the fortress—that's why it's called the City of David. 8 He had the city rebuilt, starting at the landfill on the east side. Meanwhile, Joab supervised the repairs to the rest of the city.
9 David became a great and strong ruler, because the Lord All-Powerful was on his side.
The Three Warriors
(2 Samuel 23.8-17)10 The Lord had promised that David would become king, and so everyone in Israel gave David their support. Certain warriors also helped keep his kingdom strong.
11 The first of these warriors was Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni, the leader of the Three Warriors. In one battle he killed 300 men with his spear.
12 Another one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. 13 During a battle against the Philistines at Pas-Dammim, all the Israelite soldiers ran away, 14 except Eleazar, who stayed with David. They took their positions in a nearby barley field and defeated the Philistines! The Lord gave Israel a great victory that day.
15 One time the Three Warriors went to meet David among the rocks at Adullam Cave. The Philistine army had set up camp in Rephaim Valley 16 and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in a fortress, 17 and he said, “I'm very thirsty. I wish I had a drink of water from the well by the gate to Bethlehem.”
18 The Three Warriors sneaked through the Philistine camp and got some water from the well near Bethlehem's gate. They took it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured out the water as a sacrifice to the Lord 19 and said, “Drinking this water would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives to get it for me.”
The Three Warriors did these brave deeds.
The Thirty Warriors
(2 Samuel 23.18-39)20 Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and in one battle he killed 300 men with his spear. He was just as famous as the Three Warriors 21 and was more famous than the rest of the Thirty Warriors. He was their commander, but he never became one of the Three Warriors.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a brave man from Kabzeel who did some amazing things. One time he killed two of Moab's best fighters, and one snowy day he went into a pit and killed a lion. 23 Another time he killed an Egyptian who was over two meters tall and was armed with a spear. Benaiah only had a club, so he grabbed the spear from the Egyptian and killed him with it. 24 Benaiah did things like that; he was just as brave as the Three Warriors, 25 even though he never became one of them. And he was certainly as famous as the rest of the Thirty Warriors. So David made him the leader of his own bodyguard.
26-47 Here is a list of the other famous warriors:
Asahel the brother of Joab; Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem; Shammoth from Haror; Helez from Pelon; Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth; Sibbecai the Hushathite; Ilai the Ahohite; Maharai from Netophah; Heled the son of Baanah from Netophah; Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin; Benaiah from Pirathon; Hurai from near the streams on Mount Gaash; Abiel from Arbah; Azmaveth from Baharum; Eliahba from Shaalbon; Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan the son of Shagee from Harar; Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite; Eliphal the son of Ur; Hepher from Mecherah; Ahijah from Pelon; Hezro from Carmel; Naarai the son of Ezbai; Joel the brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri; Zelek from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth who carried Joab's weapons; Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite; Uriah the Hittite; Zabad the son of Ahlai; Adina the son of Shiza, a leader in the Reuben tribe, and 30 of his soldiers; Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithan; Uzzia from Ashterah; Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham from Aroer; Jediael and Joha the sons of Shimri from Tiz; Eliel from Mahavah; Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from Moab; Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel from Mezobah.
