The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 11:2 (ESV)
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:3 (ESV)


So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:4 (ESV)

David Takes Jerusalem

4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 11: 5. And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:6 (ESV)


David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:7 (ESV)


And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 11:8 (HCSB)
He built up the city all the way around, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding parts, and Joab restored the rest of the city.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:9 (HCSB)


David steadily grew more powerful, and the Lord of Hosts was with him.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:10 (HCSB)


Exploits of David’s Warriors

10 The following were the chiefs of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, strongly supported him in his reign to make him king according to the Lord’s word about Israel.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 11: 11. This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:12 (NIV)


Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:13 (NIV)


He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 11:14 (NIV)
But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:15 (NIV)


Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:16 (NIV)


At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

 

[theanointedsinner]

1 Chronicles 11:16 (NIV)


At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

is this about Samson knocking down towers? I know little to nothing about the Old Testament

 

[Dan_473]

is this about Samson knocking down towers? I know little to nothing about the Old Testament

hi theanointedsinner, glad to see you here!
On this thread were mostly just posting Bible verses one at a time through the Bible.
your question will probably get a lot more attention if you post it in the main part of the bible discussion forum.
and welcome to CC!

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 11: 17. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 11:18 (BSB)
So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD,

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 11:19 (NIV)



“God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it.

Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.