¹Congregatus est igitur omnis Israël ad David in Hebron,Then all of Israel was gathered to David at Hebron,dicens:saying:Os tuum sumus,“We are your boneet caro tua.and your flesh.

¹Congregatus est igitur omnis Israël ad David in Hebron,Then all of Israel was gathered to David at Hebron,dicens:saying:Os tuum sumus,“We are your boneet caro tua.and your flesh.

²Heri quoqueAlso,et nudiustertius cum adhuc regnaret Saul,yesterday and the day before,tu eras qui educebaswhen Saul still reigned,et introducebas Israël:you were the one who led out and brought in Israel.tibi enim dixit Dominus Deus tuus:For the Lord your God said to you:Tu pasces populum meum Israël,‘You shall pasture my people Israel,et tu eris princeps super eum.and you shall be the leader over them.’”

²Heri quoqueAlso,et nudiustertius cum adhuc regnaret Saul,yesterday and the day before,tu eras qui educebaswhen Saul still reigned,et introducebas Israël:you were the one who led out and brought in Israel.tibi enim dixit Dominus Deus tuus:For the Lord your God said to you:Tu pasces populum meum Israël,‘You shall pasture my people Israel,et tu eris princeps super eum.and you shall be the leader over them.’”

³Venerunt ergo omnes majores natu Israël ad regem in Hebron,Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel went to the king at Hebron.et iniit David cum eis fœdus coram Domino:And David formed a pact with them before the Lord.unxeruntque eum regem super Israël,And they anointed him king over Israel,juxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est in manu Samuel.in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Samuel.

³Venerunt ergo omnes majores natu Israël ad regem in Hebron,Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel went to the king at Hebron.et iniit David cum eis fœdus coram Domino:And David formed a pact with them before the Lord.unxeruntque eum regem super Israël,And they anointed him king over Israel,juxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est in manu Samuel.in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Samuel.

⁴Abiit quoque David et omnis Israël in Jerusalem:Then David and all of Israel went to Jerusalem.hæc est Jebus,The same is Jebus,ubi erant Jebusæi habitatores terræ.where the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were.

⁴Abiit quoque David et omnis Israël in Jerusalem:Then David and all of Israel went to Jerusalem.hæc est Jebus,The same is Jebus,ubi erant Jebusæi habitatores terræ.where the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were.

⁵Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David:And those who were living in Jebus said to David:Non ingredieris huc.“You shall not enter here.”Porro David cepit arcem Sion,But David seized the stronghold of Zion,quæ est civitas David,which is the city of David.

⁵Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David:And those who were living in Jebus said to David:Non ingredieris huc.“You shall not enter here.”Porro David cepit arcem Sion,But David seized the stronghold of Zion,quæ est civitas David,which is the city of David.

⁶dixitque:And he said,Omnis qui percusserit Jebusæum in primis,“Whoever shall strike the Jebusites first,erit princeps et dux.shall be ruler and commander.”Ascendit igitur primus Joab filius Sarviæ,And so Joab, the son of Zeruiah, ascended first,et factus est princeps.and he was made the leader.

⁶dixitque:And he said,Omnis qui percusserit Jebusæum in primis,“Whoever shall strike the Jebusites first,erit princeps et dux.shall be ruler and commander.”Ascendit igitur primus Joab filius Sarviæ,And so Joab, the son of Zeruiah, ascended first,et factus est princeps.and he was made the leader.

⁷Habitavit autem David in arce,Then David lived in the stronghold,et idcirco appellata est civitas David.and for this reason it was called the City of David.

⁷Habitavit autem David in arce,Then David lived in the stronghold,et idcirco appellata est civitas David.and for this reason it was called the City of David.

⁸Ædificavitque urbem in circuitu a Mello usque ad gyrum;And he built up the city all around, from Millo even to every side.Joab autem reliqua urbis exstruxit.But Joab built the rest of the city.

⁸Ædificavitque urbem in circuitu a Mello usque ad gyrum;And he built up the city all around, from Millo even to every side.Joab autem reliqua urbis exstruxit.But Joab built the rest of the city.

⁹Proficiebatque David vadens et crescens,And David continued advancing and increasing,et Dominus exercituum erat cum eo.and the Lord of hosts was with him.

⁹Proficiebatque David vadens et crescens,And David continued advancing and increasing,et Dominus exercituum erat cum eo.and the Lord of hosts was with him.

¹⁰Hi principes virorum fortium David,These are the leaders of the strong men of David,qui adjuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Israël,who assisted him, so that he would become king over all of Israel,juxta verbum Domini quod locutus est ad Israël.in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.

¹⁰Hi principes virorum fortium David,These are the leaders of the strong men of David,qui adjuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Israël,who assisted him, so that he would become king over all of Israel,juxta verbum Domini quod locutus est ad Israël.in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.

¹¹Et iste numerus robustorum David:And this is the number of the robust of David:Jesbaam filius Hachamoni princeps inter triginta:Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, leader among the thirty.iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice.He lifted up his spear over three hundred, who were wounded at one time.

¹¹Et iste numerus robustorum David:And this is the number of the robust of David:Jesbaam filius Hachamoni princeps inter triginta:Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, leader among the thirty.iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice.He lifted up his spear over three hundred, who were wounded at one time.

¹²Et post eum Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites,And after him, there was Eleazar, the son of his uncle,qui erat inter tres potentes.an Ahohite, who was among the three powerful ones.

¹²Et post eum Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites,And after him, there was Eleazar, the son of his uncle,qui erat inter tres potentes.an Ahohite, who was among the three powerful ones.

¹³Iste fuit cum David in Phesdomim,He was with David in Pasdammim,quando Philisthiim congregati sunt ad locum illum in prælium:when the Philistines were gathered to that place for battle.et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo,Now the field of that region was full of barley,fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum.but the people had fled from the face of the Philistines.

¹³Iste fuit cum David in Phesdomim,He was with David in Pasdammim,quando Philisthiim congregati sunt ad locum illum in prælium:when the Philistines were gathered to that place for battle.et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo,Now the field of that region was full of barley,fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum.but the people had fled from the face of the Philistines.

¹⁴Hi steterunt in medio agri,These men stood in the midst of the field,et defenderunt eum:and they defended it.cumque percussissent Philisthæos,And when they had struck down the Philistines,dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo.the Lord gave a great salvation to his people.

¹⁴Hi steterunt in medio agri,These men stood in the midst of the field,et defenderunt eum:and they defended it.cumque percussissent Philisthæos,And when they had struck down the Philistines,dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo.the Lord gave a great salvation to his people.

¹⁵Descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram, in qua erat David,Then three from the thirty leaders descended to the rock where David was,ad speluncam Odollam,to the cave of Adullam,quando Philisthiim fuerant castrametati in valle Raphaim.when the Philistines had made camp in the Valley of the Rephaim.

¹⁵Descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram, in qua erat David,Then three from the thirty leaders descended to the rock where David was,ad speluncam Odollam,to the cave of Adullam,quando Philisthiim fuerant castrametati in valle Raphaim.when the Philistines had made camp in the Valley of the Rephaim.

¹⁶Porro David erat in præsidio,Now David was in a stronghold,et statio Philisthinorum in Bethlehem.and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.

¹⁶Porro David erat in præsidio,Now David was in a stronghold,et statio Philisthinorum in Bethlehem.and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.

¹⁷Desideravit igitur David,And then David desiredet dixit:and said,O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem,“O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem,quæ est in porta!which is at the gate!”

¹⁷Desideravit igitur David,And then David desiredet dixit:and said,O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem,“O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem,quæ est in porta!which is at the gate!”

¹⁸Tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt,Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines,et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem quæ erat in porta,and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David,et attulerunt ad David ut biberet.so that he might drink. But he was not willing;Qui noluit,and instead,sed magis libavit illam Domino,he offered it as a libation to the Lord,

¹⁸Tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt,Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines,et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem quæ erat in porta,and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David,et attulerunt ad David ut biberet.so that he might drink. But he was not willing;Qui noluit,and instead,sed magis libavit illam Domino,he offered it as a libation to the Lord,

¹⁹dicens:saying:Absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam,“Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God,et sanguinem istorum virorum bibam:and that I would drink the blood of these men.quia in periculo animarum suarum attulerunt mihi aquam.For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me.”Et ob hanc causam noluit bibere:And for this reason, he was not willing to drink.hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.The three most powerful accomplished these things.

¹⁹dicens:saying:Absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam,“Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God,et sanguinem istorum virorum bibam:and that I would drink the blood of these men.quia in periculo animarum suarum attulerunt mihi aquam.For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me.”Et ob hanc causam noluit bibere:And for this reason, he was not willing to drink.hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.The three most powerful accomplished these things.

²⁰Abisai quoque frater Joab ipse erat princeps trium, et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos, et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus,Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renowned among the three,

²⁰Abisai quoque frater Joab ipse erat princeps trium, et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos, et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus,Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renowned among the three,

²¹et inter tres secundos inclytus,and he was famous among the second three and their leader.et princeps eorum:Yet truly,verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.he did not reach as far as the first three.

²¹et inter tres secundos inclytus,and he was famous among the second three and their leader.et princeps eorum:Yet truly,verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.he did not reach as far as the first three.

²²Banaias filius Jojadæ viri robustissimi,Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel,qui multa opera perpetrarat, de Cabseel:was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds.ipse percussit duos ariel Moab,He struck down the two lions of God from Moab.et ipse descendit et interfecit leonem in media cisterna tempore nivis.And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.

²²Banaias filius Jojadæ viri robustissimi,Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel,qui multa opera perpetrarat, de Cabseel:was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds.ipse percussit duos ariel Moab,He struck down the two lions of God from Moab.et ipse descendit et interfecit leonem in media cisterna tempore nivis.And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.

²³Et ipse percussit virum ægyptium,And he struck down an Egyptian man,cujus statura erat quinque cubitorum,whose stature was five cubits,et habebat lanceam ut liciatorium texentium:and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam.descendit igitur ad eum cum virga,And yet he descended to him with a staff.et rapuit hastam quam tenebat manu,And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand.et interfecit eum hasta sua.And he killed him with his own spear.

²³Et ipse percussit virum ægyptium,And he struck down an Egyptian man,cujus statura erat quinque cubitorum,whose stature was five cubits,et habebat lanceam ut liciatorium texentium:and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam.descendit igitur ad eum cum virga,And yet he descended to him with a staff.et rapuit hastam quam tenebat manu,And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand.et interfecit eum hasta sua.And he killed him with his own spear.

²⁴Hæc fecit Banaias filius Jojadæ,These things were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada,qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus,who was most renowned among the three robust ones,

²⁴Hæc fecit Banaias filius Jojadæ,These things were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada,qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus,who was most renowned among the three robust ones,

²⁵inter triginta primus,the first among the thirty.verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat:Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the three.posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam.Then David placed him beside his ear.

²⁵inter triginta primus,the first among the thirty.verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat:Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the three.posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam.Then David placed him beside his ear.

²⁶Porro fortissimi viri in exercitu,Moreover, the strongest men of the army were Asahel,Asahel frater Joab,the brother of Joab;et Elchanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,and Elhanan, the son of his uncle, from Bethlehem;

²⁶Porro fortissimi viri in exercitu,Moreover, the strongest men of the army were Asahel,Asahel frater Joab,the brother of Joab;et Elchanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,and Elhanan, the son of his uncle, from Bethlehem;

²⁷Sammoth Arorites,Shammoth, a Harorite;Helles Pharonites,Helez, a Pelonite;

²⁷Sammoth Arorites,Shammoth, a Harorite;Helles Pharonites,Helez, a Pelonite;

²⁸Ira filius Acces Thecuites,Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite;Abiezer Anathothites,Abiezer, an Anathothite;

²⁸Ira filius Acces Thecuites,Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite;Abiezer Anathothites,Abiezer, an Anathothite;

²⁹Sobbochai Husathites,Sibbecai, a Hushathite;Ilai Ahohites,Ilai, an Ahohite;

²⁹Sobbochai Husathites,Sibbecai, a Hushathite;Ilai Ahohites,Ilai, an Ahohite;

³⁰Maharai Netophathites,Maharai, a Netophathite;Heled filius Baana Netophathites,Heled, the son of Baanah, a Netophathite;

³⁰Maharai Netophathites,Maharai, a Netophathite;Heled filius Baana Netophathites,Heled, the son of Baanah, a Netophathite;

³¹Ethai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin, Banaia Pharatonites,Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; Benaiah, a Pirathonite;

³¹Ethai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin, Banaia Pharatonites,Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; Benaiah, a Pirathonite;

³²Hurai de torrente Gaas,Hurai, from the torrent Gaash;Abiel Arbathites,Abiel, an Arbathite;Azmoth Bauramites,Azmaveth, a Baharumite;Eliaba Salabonites.Eliahba, a Shaalbonite.

³²Hurai de torrente Gaas,Hurai, from the torrent Gaash;Abiel Arbathites,Abiel, an Arbathite;Azmoth Bauramites,Azmaveth, a Baharumite;Eliaba Salabonites.Eliahba, a Shaalbonite.

³³Filii Assem Gezonites,The sons of Hashem, a Gizonite:Jonathan filius Sage Ararites,Jonathan, the son of Shagee, a Hararite;

³³Filii Assem Gezonites,The sons of Hashem, a Gizonite:Jonathan filius Sage Ararites,Jonathan, the son of Shagee, a Hararite;

³⁴Ahiam filius Sachar Ararites,Ahiam, the son of Sachar, a Hararite;

³⁴Ahiam filius Sachar Ararites,Ahiam, the son of Sachar, a Hararite;

³⁵Eliphal filius Ur,Eliphal, the son of Ur;

³⁵Eliphal filius Ur,Eliphal, the son of Ur;

³⁶Hepher Mecherathites,Hepher, a Mecherathite;Ahia Phelonites,Ahijah, a Pelonite;

³⁶Hepher Mecherathites,Hepher, a Mecherathite;Ahia Phelonites,Ahijah, a Pelonite;

³⁷Hesro Carmelites,Hezro, a Carmelite;Naarai filius Asbai,Naharai, the son of Ezbai;

³⁷Hesro Carmelites,Hezro, a Carmelite;Naarai filius Asbai,Naharai, the son of Ezbai;

³⁸Joël frater Nathan,Joel, the brother of Nathan;Mibahar filius Agarai,Mibhar, the son of Hagri;

³⁸Joël frater Nathan,Joel, the brother of Nathan;Mibahar filius Agarai,Mibhar, the son of Hagri;

³⁹Selec Ammonites,Zelek, an Ammonite; Naarai,Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,a Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;

³⁹Selec Ammonites,Zelek, an Ammonite; Naarai,Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,a Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;

⁴⁰Ira Jethræus,Ira, an Ithrite;Gareb Jethræus,Gareb, an Ithrite;

⁴⁰Ira Jethræus,Ira, an Ithrite;Gareb Jethræus,Gareb, an Ithrite;

⁴¹Urias Hethæus,Uriah, a Hittite;Zabad filius Oholi,Zabad, the son of Ahlai;

⁴¹Urias Hethæus,Uriah, a Hittite;Zabad filius Oholi,Zabad, the son of Ahlai;

⁴²Adina filius Siza Rubenites princeps Rubenitarum, et cum eo triginta:Adina, the son of Shiza, a Reubenite, the leader of the Reubenites, and thirty who were with him;

⁴²Adina filius Siza Rubenites princeps Rubenitarum, et cum eo triginta:Adina, the son of Shiza, a Reubenite, the leader of the Reubenites, and thirty who were with him;

⁴³Hanan filius Maacha,Hanan, the son of Maacah;et Josaphat Mathanites,and Joshaphat, a Mithnite;

⁴³Hanan filius Maacha,Hanan, the son of Maacah;et Josaphat Mathanites,and Joshaphat, a Mithnite;

⁴⁴Ozia Astarothites, Samma, et Jehiel filii Hotham Arorites,Uzzia, an Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, an Aroerite;

⁴⁴Ozia Astarothites, Samma, et Jehiel filii Hotham Arorites,Uzzia, an Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, an Aroerite;

⁴⁵Jedihel filius Samri,Jediael, the son of Shimri;et Joha frater ejus Thosaites,and Joha, his brother, a Tizite;

⁴⁵Jedihel filius Samri,Jediael, the son of Shimri;et Joha frater ejus Thosaites,and Joha, his brother, a Tizite;

⁴⁶Eliel Mahumites,Eliel, a Mahavite;et Jeribai, et Josaia filii Elnaëm,and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam;et Jethma Moabites,and Ithmah, a Moabite;Eliel,Eliel,et Obed,and Obed,et Jasiel de Masobia.and Jaasiel from Mezobaite.

⁴⁶Eliel Mahumites,Eliel, a Mahavite;et Jeribai, et Josaia filii Elnaëm,and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam;et Jethma Moabites,and Ithmah, a Moabite;Eliel,Eliel,et Obed,and Obed,et Jasiel de Masobia.and Jaasiel from Mezobaite.