1 Chronicles 19 8-1 Chronicles 19 19
David heard about this and sent Joab and all the elite troops.The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some of Israel’s finest young men and lined up in formation to engage the Arameans.He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage the Ammonites.“ If the Arameans are too strong for me,” Joab said,“ then you’ll be my help. However, if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I’ll help you.Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD’s will be done.”Joab and the people with him approached the Arameans for battle, and they fled before him.When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Joab’s brother Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab went to Jerusalem.When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to summon the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River. They were led by Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army.When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came up to the Arameans and lined up against them. When David lined up to engage them, they fought against him.But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach, commander of the army.When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were never willing to help the Ammonites again.
2 Samuel 23 8-2 Samuel 23 39
These are the names of David’s warriors: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the officers. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men that he killed at one time.After him, Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines. The men of Israel retreated in the place they had gathered for battle,but Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.After him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had assembled in formation where there was a field full of lentils. The troops fled from the Philistines,but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.Three of the thirty leading warriors went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was camping in Rephaim Valley.At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.David was extremely thirsty and said,“ If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD.David said,“ LORD, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Three. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.He also killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.Among the Thirty were Joab’s brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan son ofShammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,Eliphelet son of Ahasbai son of the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,and Uriah the Hethite. There were thirty-seven in all.
