1Then kol Yisroel gathered themselves to Dovid unto Chevron, saying, Hinei, we are thy etzem (bone) and thy basar.

2And moreover in time past, even when Sha'ul was melech, thou wast he that hamotzi (led out) and brought in Yisroel; and Hashem Eloheicha said unto thee, Thou shalt shepherd My people Yisroel, and thou shalt be Nagid over My people Yisroel.

3Therefore came all the Ziknei Yisroel to HaMelech to Chevron; and Dovid cut a Brit with them in Chevron before Hashem; and vayimeshechu (they anointed) Dovid Melech over Yisroel, according to the Devar Hashem by Shmuel.

4And Dovid and Kol Yisroel went to Yerushalayim, which is Yevus; where the Yevusi were, the inhabitants of ha'aretz.

5And the inhabitants of Yevus said to Dovid, Thou shalt not come in here. Nevertheless Dovid took the Metzudat Tziyon, which is Ir Dovid.

6And Dovid said, Whosoever attacketh the Yevusi barishonah shall be Rosh and Sar. So Yoav Ben Tzeruyah went up first, and became Rosh.

7And Dovid dwelt in the Metzad; therefore they called it Ir Dovid.

8And he built the Ir around it, even from the Millo to the surrounding area, and Yoav repaired the rest of the Ir.

9So Dovid continued greater and greater, for Hashem Tzva'os was with him.

10These also are the Roshei HaGibborim whom Dovid had, who strengthened themselves with him in his Malchut, and with all Yisroel, to make him Melech, according to the Devar Hashem concerning Yisroel.

11And this is the mispar (number) of the Gibborim whom Dovid had: Yashov'am, a ben Chachmoni, Rosh HaShaloshim: he lifted up his khanit against shlosh me'ot slain by him at one time.

12And after him was El'azar Ben Dodo, the Achochi, who was one of the Shloshah HaGibborim.

13He was with Dovid at Pas Dammim, and there the Pelishtim (Philistines) were gathered together to battle, where was chelekat hasadeh (a parcel of ground) full of se'orim (barley); and HaAm (the people, troops, army) fled from before the Pelishtim (Philistines).

14And they set themselves in the midst of that chelekah (parcel), and delivered it, and slaughtered the Pelishtim (Philistines); vayosha Hashem(and Hashemsaved) them by a teshu'ah gedolah (great deliverance).

15Now three of the sheloshim rosh went down to the Tzur to Dovid, into the me'arah (cave) of Adullam; and the machaneh of the Pelishtim (Philistines) encamped in the Emek Repha'im.

16And Dovid was then in the Metzudah, and the garrison of the Pelishtim was then at Beit-Lechem.

17And Dovid had a [thirsty] longing, and said, Oh that one would draw for me drink of the mayim from the bor (well) of Beit-Lechem, that is at the sha'ar (gate).

18And the Shlosha broke through the machaneh Pelishtim (Philistines), and drew mayim out of the bor Beit-Lechem, that was by the sha'ar, and took it, and brought it to Dovid; but Dovid would not drink of it, but poured it out ⁹to Hashem.

19And said, Chalilah li meElohai (Elohai forbid it me), that I should do this thing. Shall I drink the dahm of these anashim at their nafshot? For at jeopardy of their nafshot they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these Shloshet HaGibborim.

20And Avishai the brother of Yoav, he was Rosh HaSheloshah; for lifting up his khanit against Shlosh Me'ot, he slaughtered them, and had a shem among the Shloshah.

21Of the Shloshah, he was more honored than the two; for he was their Sar; howbeit he attained not to the ¹⁰Shloshah. ¹¹

22Benayah Ben Yehoyada, a valiant man of Kavtze'el, who had done many exploits; he slaughtered two lion-like men of Moav; also he went down and slaughtered an ari in a bor (pit) on a yom sheleg (snowy day).

23And he slaughtered the ish HaMitzri, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the yad HaMitzri was a khanit like a rod of an oreg (weaver); and he went down to him with a shevet (club), and plucked the khanit out of the yad HaMitzri, and slaughtered him with his own khanit.

24These things did Benayah Ben Yehoyada, and had the shem among the Shloshah HaGibborim.

25Behold, he was honored among the Shloshim, but attained not to the Shloshah; and Dovid set him over his mishma'at.

26Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Yoav, Elchanan Ben Dodo of Beit-Lechem,

27Shammot the Harori, Cheletz the Peloni,

28Ira Ben Ikkesh the Tekoi, Avi'ezer the Anetoti,

29Sibbekhai the Chushati, Ilai the Achochi,

30Maharai the Netophati, Cheled Ben Ba'anah the Netophati,

31Ithai Ben Rivai of Giv'ah, that pertained to the Bnei Binyamin, Benayah the Pir'athoni,

32Churai of the brooks of Ga'ash, Aviel the Arbati,

33Azmavet the Bacharumi, Elyachba the Sha'alboni,

34The Bnei Hashem the Gizoni, Yonatan Ben Shage the Harari,

35Achiam Ben Sachar the Harari, Eliphal Ben Ur,

36Chepher the Mecherati, Achiyah the Peloni,

37Chetzro the Karmeli, Na'arai Ben Ezbai,

38Yoel the brother of Natan, Mivchar Ben Hagri,

39Tzelek the Ammoni, Nachrai the Beroti, the armorbearer of Yoav ben Tzeruyah,

40Ira the Yitri, Garev the Yitri,

41Uriyah the Chitti, Zavad Ben Achlai,

42Adina Ben Shiza the Reuveni, a rosh of the Reubeni, and shloshim with him,

43Chanan Ben Ma'achah, and Yoshaphat the Mitni,

44Uzzia the Ashterati, Shama and ¹²Ye'iel the Bnei Chotam the Aroeri,

45Yedi'ael Ben Shimri, and Yocha his brother, the Titzi,

46Eliel the Machavi, Yerivai, Yoshavyah, the Bnei Elna'am, Yitmah the Moavi,

47Eliel, Oved, and Ya'asiel the Metzovayah.