1 Chronicles 11

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1 Chronicles 11 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recounts David’s anointing as king over Israel and his capture of Jerusalem, establishing it as his royal city.

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1 Chronicles 11 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the First Book of Chronicles
containsGenre historical narrative
royal annals-style list
describes David’s covenant with all Israel before the Lord
David’s growing power because the Lord of hosts was with him
military valor of David’s warriors
featuresCharacter Benaiah
surface form: Benaiah son of Jehoiada

David
Eleazar son of Dodai
Jashobeam
Jebusites
Joab
all Israel
the Thirty mighty warriors
the Three mighty warriors
follows 1 Chronicles 10
languageOriginallyWrittenIn Biblical Hebrew
locatedInCanon Ketuvim
mainEvent Benaiah’s exploits
David and all Israel go to Jerusalem (Jebus)
David anointed king over Israel at Hebron
Jerusalem becomes the City of David
Joab becomes chief and commander
Joab leads the attack on Jerusalem
capture of the fortress of Zion
exploit of the three who fetch water from Bethlehem
listing of David’s mighty men
narrativeFocus David’s kingship over all Israel
David’s mighty warriors
capture of Jerusalem
parallelAccountIn 2 Samuel 23
2 Samuel 5
partOf 1 Chronicles
surface form: First Book of Chronicles

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament
placeMentioned Bethlehem
Hebron
Jerusalem
Valley of Rephaim
Zion
precedes 1 Chronicles 12
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
theme centrality of Jerusalem in David’s reign
divine support for David’s kingship
heroic ideal of Israelite warriors
legitimization of David’s rule over all Israel

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Jebusites biblicalReference 1 Chronicles 11