1 Chronicles 11:15 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁵ And three of the thirty chiefs went down upon the rock, unto David, into the cave of Adullam,––a host of Philistines, being encamped in the vale of Rephaim.

¹⁵ The king of Libnah, one, the king of Adullam, one,

⁸ then ascendeth the boundary by the valley of the son of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite, on the south, the same, is Jerusalem,––and the boundary goeth up unto the top of the mountain which faceth the valley of Hinnom, to the west, which is at the end of the Vale of Giants, northwards;

¹ David therefore departed thence, and escaped, into the cave of Adullam,––and, when his brethren and all the household of his father heard it, they went down unto him, thither.

¹⁸ Now, the Philistines, had come,––and had spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.

²² And, yet again, did the Philistines come up, ––and they spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.

¹³ And three of the thirty chiefs descended, and came in, towards harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam,––although, a troop of Philistines, were encamped in the vale of Rephaim; ¹⁴ and, David, then was in a stronghold,––and, a garrison of Philistines, was then in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ And David longed, and said,––Who will give me to drink water out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate? ¹⁶ And the three mighty men brake through the camp of Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was within the gate, and bare it, and brought it in unto David,––yet would he not drink, but poured it out unto Yahweh, ¹⁷ and said––Be it far from me, O Yahweh, that I should do this! is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives [in their hands]? So he would not drink it. These things, did the three mighty men. ¹⁸ And. Abishai brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, he, was chief of three, in that he brandished his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and, he, had a name among three. ¹⁹ Was he not most honourable, of the three, and so became their captain? Nevertheless, unto the three, he attained not. ²⁰ Benaiah also, son of Jehoiadah, son of an active man, hero of many a deed, a man of Kabzeel, he, smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, on a day of snow; ²¹ he, also smote an Egyptian, who was of valiant bearing, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear, but he went down unto him with a staff,––and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. ²² These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and, he, had a name among three mighty men. ²³ He was the most honourable, of thirty, although, unto the three, he attained no,––so David added him to his council. ²⁴ Asahel, brother of Joab, was among the thirty,––Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem; ²⁵ Shammah, the Harodite; Elika, the Harodite; ²⁶ Helez, the Paltite, Ira, son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite; ²⁷ Abiezer, the Anathothite, Mebunnai, the Hushathite; ²⁸ Zalmon, the Ahohite, Maharai, the Netophathite; ²⁹ Heleb, son of Baanah, the Netophathite,––Ittai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; ³⁰ Benaiah, a Pirathonite, Hiddai, of the torrents of Gaash; ³¹ Abi–albon, the Arbathite, Azmaveth, the Barhumite; ³² Eliahba, the Shaalbonite, (Of) the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; ³³ Shammah, the Hararite, Ahiam, son of Sharar, the Ararite; ³⁴ Eliphelet, son of Ahasbai, son of the Maacathite. Eliam, son of Ahithophel, the Gilonite. ³⁵ Hezro, the Carmelite, Paarai, the Arbite; ³⁶ Igal, son of Nathan, of Zobah, Bani, the Gadite; ³⁷ Zelek, the Ammonite,––Naharai, the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab son of Zeruiah; ³⁸ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite; ³⁹ Uriah, the Hittite, In all, thirty and seven.

⁹ Now, the Philistines, had come and spread themselves out, in the vale of Rephaim.

⁵ And it shall come to pass––That, as the harvestman gathereth, standing corn, And, with his arm––the ears, he reapeth, Yea it shall come to pass––That, so, shall he be who gleaneth ears, in the vale of Rephaim;

¹⁵ The time shall yet be when, the heir, I will bring unto thee, O inhabitress of Mareshah,––as far as Adullam, shall enter the glory of Israel.