8. David built the city around the fort. He built it from the Millo to the wall around the city. Joab repaired the other parts of the city.
9. David continued to grow greater, and the Lord All-Powerful was with him.
10. This is a list of the leaders over David’s special soldiers. These heroes became very powerful with David in his kingdom. They and all the Israelites supported David and made him king, just as the Lord had promised.
11. This is a list of David’s special soldiers: Jashobeam the Hacmonite was the leader of the king’s special forces. Jashobeam used his spear to kill 300 men at one time.
12. Next there was Eleazar son of Dodai from Ahoah. Eleazar was one of the Three Heroes.
13. Eleazar was with David at Pasdammim. The Philistines had come to that place to fight a war. There was a field full of barley there. The Israelites ran away from the Philistines.
14. But the Three Heroes stood there in that field and defended it. They defeated the Philistines. The Lord gave the Israelites a great victory.