1 WYC Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch; BSB BSB: Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
2 WYC also yisterdai and the thridde dai ago, whanne Saul regnede yit on Israel, thou it were that leddist out and leddist in Israel; for `thi Lord God seide to thee, Thou schalt fede my puple Israel, and thou schalt be prince on it. BSB BSB: Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
3 WYC Therfor alle the gretter in birthe of Israel camen to the kyng in Ebron; and Dauid maad with hem a boond of pees bifor the Lord, and thei anoyntiden hym kyng on Israel, bi the word of the Lord, which he spak in the hond of Samuel. BSB BSB: So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
4 WYC Therfor Dauid yede, and al Israel, in to Jerusalem; this Jerusalem is Jebus, where Jebuseis enhabiteris of the lond weren. BSB BSB: Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
5 WYC And thei that dwelliden at Jebus seiden to Dauid, Thou schalt not entre hidur. Forsothe Dauid took the hiy tour of Syon, which is the citee of Dauid; BSB BSB: The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
6 WYC and he seide, Ech man that `sleeth first Jebusei, schal be prince and duyk. Therfor Joab, sone of Saruye, stiede first, and was maad prince. BSB BSB: Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
7 WYC Sotheli Dauid dwellide in the hiy tour, and therfor it was clepid the cytee of Dauid; BSB BSB: So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
8 WYC and he bildide the citee in cumpas fro Mello til to the cumpas; forsothe Joab bildide the tother part of the citee. BSB BSB: He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
9 WYC And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym. BSB BSB: And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
10 WYC These ben the princes of the stronge men of Dauid, that helpiden hym, that he schulde be kyng on al Israel, bi the word of the Lord which he spak to Israel. BSB BSB: Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 WYC And this is the noumbre of the stronge men of Dauid; Jesbaam, the sone of Achamony, was prince among thretti; this reiside his schaft ethir spere on thre hundrid woundid men in o tyme. BSB BSB: This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
12 WYC And after hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadris brothir, and was `a man of Ahoit, which Eleazar was among thre miyti men. BSB BSB: Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
13 WYC This was with Dauid in Aphesdomyn, whanne Filisteis weren gaderid to o place in to batel; and a feeld of that cuntrey was ful of barli, and the puple fledde fro the face of Filisteis. BSB BSB: He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
14 WYC This Eleazar stood in the myddis of the feeld, and defendide it; and whanne he hadde slayn Filisteis, the Lord yaf greet helthe to his puple. BSB BSB: But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
15 WYC Sotheli thre of thritti princes yeden doun to the stoon, wher ynne Dauid was, to the denne of Odolla, whanne Filisteis settiden tentis in the valey of Raphaym. BSB BSB: Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 WYC Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem. BSB BSB: At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
17 WYC Therfor Dauid desiride watir, and seide, Y wolde, that sum man yaf to me water of the cisterne of Bethleem, which is in the yate. BSB BSB: David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
18 WYC Therfor these thre yeden thoruy the myddil of the castelis of Filisteis, and drowen watir of the cisterne of Bethleem, that was in the yate, and thei brouyten to Dauid, that he schulde drynke; and Dauid nolde `drynke it, but rather he offride it to the Lord, and seide, Fer be it, BSB BSB: So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
19 WYC that Y do this thing in the siyt of my God, and that Y drynke the blood of these men, for in the perel of her lyues thei brouyten watir to me; and for this cause he nolde drynke. Thre strongeste men diden these thingis. BSB BSB: saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
20 WYC Also Abisai, the brother of Joab, he was the prince of thre men, and he reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid woundid men; and he was moost named among thre, BSB BSB: Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
21 WYC among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre. BSB BSB: He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
22 WYC Banaye, the sone of Joiada, strongest man of Capsael, that dide many werkis; he killide two stronge men of Moab; and he yede doun, and killide a lioun in the myddil of a cisterne, in the tyme of snow; BSB BSB: And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
23 WYC and he killide a man of Egipt, whos stature was of fyue cubitis, and he hadde a spere as the beem of webbis; therfor Banaye yede doun to hym with a yerde, and rauyschide the spere, which he held in the hond, and killide hym with his owne spere. BSB BSB: He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
24 WYC Banaye, the sone of Joiada, dide these thingis, that was moost named among thre stronge men, and was the firste among thretti; BSB BSB: These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
25 WYC netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere. BSB BSB: He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
26 WYC Forsothe the strongeste men `in the oost weren Asael, the brother of Joab, and Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brothir of Bethleem, BSB BSB: Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 WYC Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras, BSB BSB: Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 WYC the sone of Acces of Thecue, Abieser of Anathot, BSB BSB: Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 WYC Sobochay Sochites, Ylai Achoytes, BSB BSB: Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 WYC Maray Nethophatithes, Heles, the sone of Banaa, Nethophatithes, Ethaa, BSB BSB: Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 WYC the sone of Rabai, of Gabaath of the sones of Beniamyn; Banaye Pharatonythes, men of the stronde Gaas, BSB BSB: Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 WYC Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes, BSB BSB: Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 WYC the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam, BSB BSB: Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 WYC the sone of Achar, Ararites, BSB BSB: the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 WYC Eliphal, the sone of Mapher, BSB BSB: Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
36 WYC Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes, BSB BSB: Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 WYC Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray, BSB BSB: Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
38 WYC the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes, BSB BSB: Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,
39 WYC Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye, BSB BSB: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
40 WYC Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus, BSB BSB: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 WYC Vrie Ethei, Sabab, BSB BSB: Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
42 WYC the sone of Ooli, Adyna, the sone of Segar Rubenytes, prince of Rubenytis, and thritti men with hym; BSB BSB: Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
43 WYC Hanan, the sone of Macha, and Josaphath Mathanythes, Ozias Astarothites, BSB BSB: Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 WYC Semma and Jahel, the sones of Hotayn Aroerites, BSB BSB: Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 WYC Ledihel, the sone of Zamri, and Joha, his brother, Thosaythes, BSB BSB: Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,
46 WYC Hehiel Maanytes, Jerybay and Josia, the sones of Helnaen, Jethma Moabites, Heliel, and Obed, and Jasihel of Masobia. BSB BSB: Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
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