REFERENCE

DAVID'S MEN

I Samuel 23:6

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand

I Samuel 23:16

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

I Samuel 26:6

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

II Samuel 2:13

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

II Samuel 2:14

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

II Samuel 2:18

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

II Samuel 23:8-12

[23:8] These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. [23:9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: [23:10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. [23:11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. [23:12] But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

II Samuel 23:18

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

II Samuel 23:20-21

[23:20] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: [23:21] And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

II Samuel 23:24-39

[23:24] Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, [23:25] Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, [23:26] Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, [23:27] Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, [23:28] Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, [23:29] Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, [23:30] Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, [23:31] Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, [23:32] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, [23:33] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, [23:34] Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, [23:35] Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, [23:36] Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, [23:37] Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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[23:38] Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, [23:39] Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

I Chronicles 11:10-47

[11:10] These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. [11:11] And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. [11:12] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. [11:13] He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. [11:14] And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.

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[11:15] Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. [11:16] And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. [11:17] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! [11:18] And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD, [11:19] And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest . [11:20] And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

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[11:21] Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. [11:22] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. [11:23] And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. [11:24] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. [11:25] Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. [11:26] Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab , Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, [11:27] Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

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[11:28] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, [11:29] Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, [11:30] Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, [11:31] Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, [11:32] Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, [11:33] Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, [11:34] The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, [11:35] Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, [11:36] Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, [11:37] Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, [11:38] Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, [11:39] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, [11:40] Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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[11:41] Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, [11:42] Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him [11:43] Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, [11:44] Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, [11:45] Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, [11:46] Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, [11:47] Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

I Chronicles 27:32-34

[27:32] Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons : [27:33] And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: [27:34] And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.