1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the Lord’s word by Samuel.
4. David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
6. David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
7. David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
8. He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9. David grew greater and greater; for the Lord of Hosts was with him.
10. Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the Lord’s word concerning Israel.
11. This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
12. After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
13. He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14. They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.