4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
5. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
6. David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
7. And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
8. And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9. And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
10. Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
11. This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.
12. And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite.
13. He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines.
14. But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15. Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
17. And David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”
18. Then the three mighty men broke through the camp 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 it. He poured it out to the Lord