Day 120, 29 Apr 2024

1) 2 Samuel 5:1-10

1 Chronicles 11,12

2 SAMUEL 5
David Anointed King Over Israel
1 Ch 11:1-3
1 (1Ch 11:1-3; Ge 29:14) All of the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
and said, "We are your bone and flesh.
2 (1Sa 18:13; 2Sa 7:7) Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were
the one leading Israel out and in. Also, the Lord said to you:
You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel."
3 (2Sa 2:4; Jdg 11:11So all of the elders of Israel came to the king
at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron.
They anointed David king over Israel.

[1] Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake,
saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
[2] Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest
out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my
people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
[3] So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David
made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David
king over Israel.

4 (1Ch 26:31; 29:27) David was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned forty years.
5 (2Sa 2:11; 1Ch 3:4) He reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years
and six months, and he reigned over all of Israel and Judah
from Jerusalem for 33 years.

[4] David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty
years.
[5] In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in
Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

6 (Jdg 1:8; Jos 15:63)The king and his men went to Jerusalem against
the Jebusites, who were living in the land. They said to David,
"You will not enter here; even the blind and the lame will turn you away"
-thinking, "David cannot enter here."
7 (1Ki 2:10; 2Sa 6:12) Nevertheless, David overthrew the stronghold of Zion,
which is now the City of David.
8 David said on that day, "Whoever defeats the Jebusites, let him go through
the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David."
Therefore, it is said, "The blind and lame shall not come into the house."
9 (1Ki 9:15; 9:24) So David occupied the stronghold, and he called it the
City of David. He built on all sides from the terraces inward.
10 (2Sa 3:1) David went on and became great, because the Lord,
the God of Hosts, was with him.

[6] And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take
away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David
cannot come in hither.
[7] Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of
David.
[8] And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and
smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's
soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the
lame shall not come into the house.
[9] So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David
built round about from Millo and inward.
[10] And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with
him.

1 CHRONICLES 11

David, King of Israel

2Sa 5:1-10

1 Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron,
saying, "We are your own people, even your flesh and blood.
2 (2Sa 5:2; 7:7) Also from times past until now, even when Saul was king,
you were the one who led Israel going out and coming in,
and the Lord your God said to you, Indeed, you will shepherd
My people Israel as the ruler of Israel."
3 (1Sa 16:1; 16:12-13) Then all the elders of Israel came to King David
at Hebron, and he made a covenant with them there before the Lord.
So they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the Lord
delivered by Samuel.

[1] Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying,
Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
[2] And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that
leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee,
Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people
Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
[3] Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David
made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David
king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem

4 (Jdg 1:21; Ge 10:16) Now David and all Israel with him went to Jerusalem
(that is, Jebus, since the Jebusites still dwelt there in the land).
5 And the Jebusites said to David, "You will not come here," but he captured
the stronghold of Zion (it is the City of David).
6 (2Sa 8:16) Now David had said, "Whoever strikes Jebus first will be
the commander and leader of the army," so Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
went up first and became the commander.
7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, which is why they called
it the City of David,
8 and he fortified the city all around from the Millo encircling
the stronghold, while Joab preserved the rest of the city.
9 (2Sa 3:1) So David kept on going, becoming greater and greater,
and the Lord of Hosts was with him.

[4] And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the
Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
[5] And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither.
Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
[6] And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
[7] And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of
David.
[8] And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab
repaired the rest of the city.
[9] So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
David's Mighty Men

2Sa 23:8-39

10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
24 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the Netoph­athite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.