1 Chronicles 11
Open in the reader1Then all Strives-with-God came together to Beloved at Association and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
2Even in times past, while Asked-For was king, you were the one who led Strives-with-God out and brought them back. And He-Who-Is your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Strives-with-God, and you will be ruler over them.’”
3So all the elders of Strives-with-God came to the king at Association, where Beloved made a covenant with them before He-Who-Is. And they anointed him king over Strives-with-God, according to the word of He-Who-Is through Heard-of-God.
4Then Beloved and all the children of Strives-with-God marched to Foundation-of-Peace (that is, Trampled), where the Trodden-Ones inhabited the land.
5The people of Trampled said to Beloved, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, Beloved captured the fortress of Marker (that is, the City of Beloved).
6Now Beloved had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Trodden-One will become chief commander.” And He-Who-Is-Father son of Balm went up first, and he became the chief.
7So Beloved took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of Beloved.
8He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while He-Who-Is-Father restored the rest of the city.
9And Beloved became greater and greater, for He-Who-Is of Hosts was with him.
10Now these were the chiefs of Beloved’s mighty men, who, together with all Strives-with-God, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of He-Who-Is concerning Strives-with-God.
11This is the list of Beloved’s mighty men: The-People-Will-Return son of Wise was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
12Next in command was My-God-Is-Help son of His-Beloved the Brotherly, one of the three mighty men.
13He was with Beloved at Dell-of-Bloods when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
14But My-God-Is-Help and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and He-Who-Is brought about a great victory.
15Three of the thirty chief men went down to Beloved, to the rock at the cave of Retreat, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16At that time Beloved was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at House-of-Bread.
17Beloved longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of House-of-Bread!”
18So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate House-of-Bread House-of-Bread, and brought it back to Beloved. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to He-Who-Is,
19saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, Beloved refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
20Now My-Father-Is-a-Gift, the brother of He-Who-Is-Father, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
21He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
22And He-Who-Is-Has-Built son of He-Who-Is-Knows was a man of valor from God-Gathers, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of From-the-Father, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
23He also struck down an Two-Straits-One, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Two-Straits-One had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, He-Who-Is-Has-Built went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Two-Straits-One with his own spear.
24These were the exploits of He-Who-Is-Has-Built son of He-Who-Is-Knows, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
25He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And Beloved appointed him over his guard.
26Now these were the mighty men: God-Has-Made the brother of He-Who-Is-Father, God-Is-Gracious son of His-Beloved of House-of-Bread,
27Shammoth the Harorite, Rescued the Pelonite,
28Wakefulness son of Crooked the Of-Trumpet-Blast, My-Father-Is-Help the Of-Answers,
29Thicket-Weaver the Haste-One, Ilai the Brotherly,
30Swift the Of-Dropping-Place, Heled son of In-Affliction the Of-Dropping-Place,
31With-Me son of My-Contender from The-Hill of the Benjamites, He-Who-Is-Has-Built the Chieftaincy-One,
32Hurai from the brooks of Quaking, My-Father-Is-God the Desert-Plain-Folk,
33Death-Is-Strong the Baharumite, God-Hides the Fox-Place-Folk,
34the sons of Wealthy the Gizonite, He-Who-Is-Has-Given son of Shagee the Mountaineer,
35Mother's-Brother son of Wages the Mountaineer, My-God-Has-Judged son of Flame,
36Well the Mecherathite, My-Brother-Is-He-Who-Is the Pelonite,
37His-Courtyard the Fruitful-Field-One, Naarai son of Hyssop-Like,
38He-Who-Is-God the brother of He-Has-Given, Mibhar son of Hagar-people,
39Zelek the Kindred-People, Snorter the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of He-Who-Is-Father son of Balm,
40Wakefulness the Abundance-Clan, Scab the Abundance-Clan,
41My-Light-Is-He-Who-Is the Son-of-Terror, Gift son of O-Would-That,
42Delicate-One son of Shiza the See-a-Son-One, chief of the See-a-Son-One, and the thirty with him,
43Gracious son of Pressed-Down, He-Who-Is-Has-Judged the Mithnite,
44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and God-Sweeps-Away the sons of Seal the Aroerite,
45Known-by-God son of Watchful and his brother Joha the Tizite,
46My-God-Is-God the Mahavite, Jeribai and He-Who-Is-Sets-in-Place, the sons of God-Is-Pleasant, Ithmah the From-the-Father-One,
47My-God-Is-God, Serving, and God-Makes the Mezobaite.