Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)

And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.

So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same time.

And all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And it came to pass on the next [day] that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gelbue.

And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.

And all the dwellers in Galaad heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.

And all the mighty men rose up from Galaad, and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabis, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabis, and fasted seven days.

So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept [it] not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek [counsel], and Samuel the prophet answered him:

and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bones and thy flesh.

And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.

And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this [is] Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,

Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this [is] the city of David.

And David said, Whoever first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Saruia went up first, and became chief.

And David dwelt in the strong hold; therefore he called it the city of David.

And he fortified the city round about.

And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.

And these [are] the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened [themselves] with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

And this [is] the list of the mighty [men] of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he drew his sword once against three hundred whom he slew at one time.

And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the Achochite: he was among the three mighty men.

He was with David in Phasodamin, and the Philistines were gathered there to battle, and [there was] a portion of the field full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.

And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the Philistines [was] in the giants' valley.

And David [was] then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then in Bethleem.

And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with [the peril of] their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty [men].

And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name among the [second] three.

He was more famous than the two [others] of the three, and he was chief [over] them; yet he reached not to the [first] three.

And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many [were] his acts for Cabasael: he smote two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and smote a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

And he smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man five cubits [high]; and in the hand of the Egyptian [there was] a spear like a weavers' beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name [was] among the three mighties.

He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the [first] three: and David set him over his family.

And the mighty [men] of the forces [were], Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,

Samaoth the Arorite, Chelles the Phelonite,

Ora the son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,

Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son of Nooza the Netophathite,

Airi the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the Pharathonite,

Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the Garabæthite,

Azbon the Baromite, Eliaba the Salabonite,

the son of Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,

Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of Thyrophar

the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

Esere the Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai,

Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,

Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia,

Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite,

Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,

Adina son of Sæza, a chief of Ruben, and thirty with him,

Anan the son of Moöcha, and Josaphat the Matthanite,

Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the Ararite,

Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,

Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama the Moabite,

Daliel, and Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.

And these [are] they that came to Sikelag, when he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kis; and these [were] among the mighty, aiding [him] in war,

and [using] the bow with the right hand and with the left, and slingers with stones, and [shooters] with bows. Of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin,

the chief [was] Achiezer, and Joas son of Asma the Gabathite, and Joel and Jophalet, sons of Asmoth, and Berchia, and Jeul of Anathoth,

and Samaias the Gabaonite a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty;

[and] Jeremia, and Jeziel, and Joanan, and Jozabath of Gadarathiim,

Azai and Arimuth, and Baalia, and Samaraia, and Saphatias of Charæphiel,

Helcana, and Jesuni, and Ozriel, and Jozara, and Sobocam, and the Corites,

and Jelia and Zabadia, sons of Iroam, and the [men] of Gedor.

And from Gad these separated themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing shields and spears, and their faces [were as] the face of a lion, and they were nimble as roes upon the mountains in speed.

Aza the chief, Abdia the second, Eliab the third,

Masmana the fourth, Jeremias the fifth,

Jethi the sixth, Eliab the seventh,

Joanan the eighth, Eleazer the ninth,

Jeremia the tenth, Melchabanai the eleventh.

These [were] chiefs of the army of the sons of Gad, the least one commander of a hundred, and the greatest one of a thousand.

These [are] the [men] that crossed over Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.

And there came [some] of the sons of Benjamin and Juda to the assistance of David.

And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If ye are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if [ye are come] to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look upon it, and reprove it.

And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, thou and thy people, peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers, for thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.

And [some] came to David from Manasse, when the Philistines came against Saul to war: and he helped them not, because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of those men will he return to his master Saul.

When David was going to Sikelag, there came to him of Manasse, Edna and Jozabath, and Rodiel, and Michael, and Josabaith, and Elimuth, and Semathi: [these] are the captains of thousands of Manasse.

And they fought on the side of David against a troop, for they [were] all men of might; and they were commanders in the army, [because] of [their] might.

For daily men came to David, [till they amounted] to a great force, as the force of God.

And these [are] the names of the commanders of the army, who came to David to Chebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the Lord.

The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and eight hundred mighty in war.

Of the sons of Symeon mighty for battle, seven thousand and a hundred.

Of the sons of Levi, four thousand and six hundred.

And Joadas the chief [of the family] of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.

And Sadoc, a young [man] mighty in strength, and [there were] twenty-two leaders of his father's house.

And of the sons of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: and still the greater part of them kept the guard of the house of Saul.

And of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty men, famous in the houses of their fathers.

And of the half-tribe of Manasse, eighteen thousand, even [those] who were named by name, to make David king.

And of the sons of Issachar having wisdom with regard to the times, knowing what Israel should do, two hundred; and all their brethren with them.

And of Zabulon they that went out to battle, with all weapons of war, [were] fifty thousand to help David, not weak-handed.

And of Nephthali a thousand captains, and with them [men] with shields and spears, thirty-seven thousand.

And of the Danites [men] ready for war twenty-eight thousand and eight hundred.

And of Aser, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.

And from the country beyond Jordan, from Ruben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasse, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.

All these [were] men of war, setting [the army] in battle array, with a peaceful mind [towards him], and they came to Chebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of Israel [were of] one mind to make David king.

And they were there three days eating and drinking, for their brethren [had] made preparations.

And their neighbours, as far as Issachar and Zabulon and Nephthali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel.

And David took counsel with the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, [even with] every commander.