Verse 8

And when Dauid hearde of it, he sent Ioab and all the hoast of strong men.

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• 2 Sam 23:8-9 : 8 These be the names of the mightie men whom Dauid had: One that sate in the seate of wisedome, being chiefest among the princes, was Adino of Ezni, he slue eyght hundred at one tyme. 9 After him was Eliazar the sonne of Dodo the sonne of Ahohi, one of the three worthies with Dauid, which defyed the Philistines that were there gathered together to battaile, when the men of Israel were gone vp. 10 He arose and layed on the Philistines, vntill his hand was weery, and claue vnto the sword: And the Lorde gaue great victory the same day, and the people returned after him, only to spoyle. 11 After him was Samma the sonne of Age the Hararite: & the Philistines gathered together besyde a towne, where was a parcell of land full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines: 12 But he stoode in ye middest of the groud, and defended it, & slue the Philistines: and the Lorde gaue great victorie. 13 These three (which were of the thirtie chiefe captaines) went downe to Dauid in the haruest tyme vnto the caue Adullam: and the hoast of the Philistines pytched in the valley of giauntes. 14 And Dauid was then in an houlde, and the souldiers of ye Philistines were in Bethlehem. 15 And Dauid longed, & saide: Oh that I had of the water that is in the wel by the gate of Bethlehem for to drynke. 16 And the three mightie brake through the hoast of the Philistines, & drue water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and toke and brought it to Dauid: Neuerthelesse he would not drinke thereof, but powred it vnto the Lorde, 17 And saide, The Lorde forbyd that I should do so: Is not this the blood of the men that went in ieoperdie of theyr lyues? & therefore he would not drinke it. And these thinges did these three mightie men. 18 Abisai the brother of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia, was chiefe among the three, & he lyft vp his speare against three hundred, and slue them, & had the name among the three: 19 For he was most excellent of the three, and was their captayne: Howbeit he attayned not vnto the first three. 20 And Banaiah the sonne of Iehoida the sonne of a mightie man, valiaunt in actes, of Rabzeel, slue two strog men of Moab: He went downe also, and slue a lion in the middest of a pit in time of snowe. 21 And he slue an Egyptian a goodly bigge man, and the Egyptian had a speare in his hand: But he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slue him with his owne speare. 22 These thinges did Banaiah ye sonne of Iehoida, and had the name among the three worthies. 23 He was honorable among thirtie, but he attayned not to the first three: And Dauid made him of his counsel. 24 Asahel the brother of Ioab, was one of the thirtie: Elhanan the sonne of Dodo, of Bethlehem: 25 Samma the Harodite, Elica the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the sonne of Acces the Thecoite: 27 Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai ye Husathite: 28 Zelmon an Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite: 29 Heleb the sonne of Baanah an Netophatite, Ithai the sonne of Ribai out of Gibea of the children of Beniamin: 30 Banaiah the Pirathonite, Heddai of the ryuer of Gaas: 31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Asmaueth the Barhumite: 32 Eliahba a Saalbonite: of the sonnes of Iasen, Ionathan: 33 Samma the Hararite, Ahiam ye sonne of Sarar an Hararite: 34 Eliphelet ye sonne of Aasbai the sonne of Maachathi, Eliam the sonne of Ahithophel the Gilonite: 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite. 36 Igal the sonne of Nathan of Zoba, Bani the Gadite: 37 Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, which was the harnesse bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia: 38 Ira the Iethrite, Gareb ye Iethrite: 39 Aria the Hethite: thirtie and seuen in all.
• 1 Chr 11:6 : 6 And Dauid sayde: Whosoeuer smyteth the Iebusites first, shalbe the principall captayne, and a lorde. So Ioab the sonne of Zaruia went first vp, and was made the chiefe captayne.
• 1 Chr 11:10-47 : 10 These are the principall men of power whom Dauid had, and that claue to him in his kingdome with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the Lorde ouer Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mightie men whom Dauid had: Iosobeam the sonne of Hachmoni the chiefe among thirtie: he lift vp his speare against three hundred, and wounded them at one tyme. 12 After him was Eleazar his vncles sonne an Ahothite, which was one of the three mightiest: 13 He was with Dauid at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battaile: And there was there a parcell of grounde full of barly, and the people fled before the Philistines. 14 And they stept foorth into the middest of the fielde, and saued it, and slue the Philistines, and the Lorde gaue a great victorie. 15 And the three of the thirtie chiefe captaynes went to a rocke to Dauid, into the caue Adullam: And the hoast of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And when Dauid was in the holde, the Philistines watch was at Bethlehem that same tyme. 17 And Dauid longed, and sayde: Oh that one woulde geue me drinke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethlehem. 18 And the three brake through the hoast of the Philistines, and drewe water out of the wel that was by ye gate at Bethlehem, and toke it and brought it to Dauid: Neuerthelesse, Dauid woulde not drinke of it, but rather offered it to the Lorde, 19 And sayd: my God forbyd it me that I shoulde do this thing: Shall I drinke the blood of these men, that haue put their liues in ieoperdie? for with the ieoperdie of their liues they brought it: therefore he would not drinke it. And this did these three mightiest. 20 And Abisai the brother of Ioab, he also was captayne among three: For he lyft vp his speare against three hundred, and wounded them, and had a name among the three: 21 Yea among three, he was more honorable then the two, for he was their captayne: Howbeit, he attayned not to the first three. 22 Banaia ye sonne of Iehoiada, the sonne of a very strong man, which had done many actes, of Cabzeel: he slue two strong lions of Moab, & went downe and slue a lion in a pit in time of snowe. 23 And he slue an Egyptian, whose stature was euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare lyke a weauers beame: And the other went downe to him with a waster, & plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slue him with his owne speare. 24 Such thinges did Banaia the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three mightiest, 25 And was honorable among thirtie: but attayned not vnto the first three: And Dauid made him of his counsaile. 26 The other men of armes were these: Asahel the brother of Ioab, Elhanan his vncles sonne, of Bethlehem: 27 Samoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the sonne of Ickes the Thekoite, Abieser the Anatothite, 29 Sibbecai the Husathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Nepthophathite, Heled the sonne of Baana the Nethophathite, 31 Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibea that pertayued to the children of Beniamin, Benaia the Phirathonite, 32 Hurai of the riuers of Gaas, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Salabonite. 34 The sonnes of Hassem the Gezonite: Ionathan the sonne of Sage an Hararite, 35 Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the sonne of Ur. 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahia the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naari the sonne of Ezbai, 38 Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the sonne of Hagari, 39 Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite the bearer of the harnesse of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia, 40 Ira the Iethrite, and Gareb a Iethrite, 41 Uria the Hethite, and Zahad the sonne of Ahlai, 42 Adina the sonne of Sisa a Rubenite a captaine of the Rubenites, and thirtie with him. 43 Hanan the sonne of Maacah, and Iosaphat a Mithanite, 44 Uzzia an Astherathite, Sama & Iehiel the sonnes of Hothan an Aroerite: 45 Iediel the sonne of Zimri, and Ioha his brother a Thosaite, 46 Eliel a Mahauite, Ieribai and Iosaia the sonnes of Elnaam, and Iithma a Moabite, 47 Eliel and Obed, and Iasiel a Mesobaite.