And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him.

David’s mighty warriors

10 These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors – they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised – 11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:

Jashobeam,[a] a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers;[b] he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Possibly a variant of Jashob-Baal
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Or Thirty; some Septuagint manuscripts Three (see also 2 Samuel 23:8)