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1 Chronicles 11 Translation Questions
Q? Why was all of Israel willing to anoint David as king over Israel?
A. David was their flesh and bone, led the Israelite army in the past, and Yahweh through Samuel had declared that David would rule over Israel. [11:1-3]
Q? How did Joab become a commander in the army of Israel?
A. David had said that whoever attacked the Jebusites first would become a commander, and Joab was the first to attack them. [11:4-6]
Q? Why did David become greater and greater after he began to live in the city of David?
A. David became greater and greater because Yahweh of hosts was with him. [11:7-9]
Q? For what was Jashobeam known?
A. Jashobeam killed three hundred men with his spear on one occasion. [11:11]
Q? What was the reputation of Eleazar the Ahohite?
A. After the Israelite army had fled, Eleazar the Ahohite stood his ground in the middle of the barley field and cut down the Philistines. [11:12-14]
Q? What was the request which David made?
A. David wanted some water to drink from the well near the gate at Bethlehem. [11:17]
Q? What did the three mighty men of David do to make his request a reality?
A. The three mighty men of David broke through the army of the Philistines, drew water out of the Bethlehem well, and brought it back to David. [11:18]
Q? Why did David not drink the water from the well in Bethlehem when his mighty men had risked their lives to get it?
A. David refused to drink the water because he could not think of drinking it when the men had risked their lives to get it. [11:19]
Q? What was the reputation of Abishai, brother of Joab?
A. Abishai was captain over the three mighty men and once killed three hundred with his spear. [11:20-21]
Q? What was the reputation of Benaiah, son of Jehoiada?
A. Benaiah was a strong man who killed a lion in a pit while it was snowing, and killed a large Egyptian by wresting his own spear away from him. [11:22-23]
Q? What responsibility did David give to Benaiah?
A. Benaiah was highly regarded by David, so he put him in charge of his bodyguard. [11:24-25]
Q? Which of the mighty men was the brother of Joab?
A. Asahel was the mighty man who was the brother of Joab. [11:26]