1 Tawarikh 11:10-19
Konteks11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word. 1 11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: 2
Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 3 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 4
11:12 Next in command 5 was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was one of the three elite warriors. 11:13 He was with David in Pas Dammim 6 when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines, 11:14 but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it 7 and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory. 8
11:15 Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim. 11:16 David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. 9 11:17 David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink 10 from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!” 11:18 So the three elite warriors 11 broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord 11:19 and said, “God forbid that I should do this! 12 Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” 13 Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. 14
[11:10] 1 tn Heb “and these were the heads of the warriors who were David’s, who held strongly with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the
[11:11] 2 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
[11:11] 3 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
[11:11] 4 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
[11:13] 6 tc Some read here “Ephes Dammim.” See 1 Sam 17:1.
[11:14] 7 tn Heb “delivered it.”
[11:14] 8 tn Heb “and the
[11:16] 9 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[11:17] 10 tn Heb “Who will give me water to drink?” On the rhetorical use of מִי (mi) here, see BDB 566 s.v. f.
[11:18] 11 tn Heb “the three,” referring to the three elite warriors mentioned in v. 12.
[11:19] 12 tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”
[11:19] 13 tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.
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