Orthodox Jewish Bible

Divrey Hayamim Alef 11:17-35 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

17. And Dovid had a [thirsty] longing, and said, Oh that one would draw for me drink of the mayim from the bor (well) of Beit-Lechem, that is at the sha'ar (gate)

18. And the Shlosha broke through the machaneh Pelishtim (Philistines), and drew mayim out of the bor Beit-Lechem, that was by the sha'ar, and took it, and brought it to Dovid; but Dovid would not drink of it, but poured it out [like a nesekh offering] to Hashem.

19. And said, Chalilah li meElohai (Elohai forbid it me), that I should do this thing. Shall I drink the dahm of these anashim at their nafshot? For at jeopardy of their nafshot they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these Shloshet HaGibborim.

20. And Avishai the brother of Yoav, he was Rosh HaSheloshah; for lifting up his khanit against Shlosh Me'ot, he slaughtered them, and had a shem among the Shloshah.

21. Of the Shloshah, he was more honored than the two; for he was their Sar; howbeit he attained not to the [first] Shloshah [in comparison].

22. Benayah Ben Yehoyada, a valiant man of Kavtze'el, who had done many exploits; he slaughtered two lion-like men of Moav; also he went down and slaughtered an ari in a bor (pit) on a yom sheleg (snowy day).

23. And he slaughtered the ish HaMitzri, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the yad HaMitzri was a khanit like a rod of an oreg (weaver); and he went down to him with a shevet (club), and plucked the khanit out of the yad HaMitzri, and slaughtered him with his own khanit.

24. These things did Benayah Ben Yehoyada, and had the shem among the Shloshah HaGibborim.

25. Behold, he was honored among the Shloshim, but attained not to the Shloshah; and Dovid set him over his mishma'at.

26. Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asah-El the brother of Yoav, Elchanan Ben Dodo of Beit-Lechem,

27. Shammot the Harori, Cheletz the Peloni,

28. Ira Ben Ikkesh the Tekoi, Aviezer the Antoti,

29. Sibchai the Chushati, Ilai the Achochi,

30. Maharai the Netophati, Cheled Ben Ba'anah the Netophati,

31. Ithai Ben Rivai of Giveah, that pertained to the Bnei Binyamin, Benayah the Piratoni,

32. Churai of the brooks of Ga'ash, Aviel the Arvati,

33. Azmavet the Bacharumi, Elyachba the Sha'alvoni,

34. The Bnei Hashem the Gizoni, Yonatan Ben Shageh the Harari,

35. Achiam Ben Sachar the Harari, Eliphal Ben Ur,