aNow these are the ones who came
to David
at Ziklag
, while he was still
restricted
because
of Saul
the son
of Kish
; and they were among the mighty
men
who helped
him in war
.
They were equipped with bows
, ausing both the right
hand
and the left
to sling stones
and to shoot arrows
from the bow
; bthey were Saul's
kinsmen
from Benjamin
.
The chief was Ahiezer
, then Joash
, the sons
of Shemaah
the Gibeathite
; and Jeziel
and Pelet
, the sons
of Azmaveth
, and Beracah
and Jehu
the Anathothite
,
and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite
, a mighty
man
among the thirty
, and over
the thirty
. 1Then Jeremiah
, Jahaziel
, Johanan
, Jozabad
the Gederathite
,
1Eluzai, Jerimoth
, Bealiah
, Shemariah
, Shephatiah
the Haruphite
,
Elkanah, Isshiah
, Azarel
, Joezer
, Jashobeam
, the Korahites
,
and Joelah and Zebadiah
, the sons
of Jeroham
of Gedor
.
From the Gadites there 1came
over
to David
in the stronghold
in the wilderness
, mighty
men
of valor
, men
trained
for war
, who could handle
shield
and spear
, and whose faces
were like the faces
of lions
, and athey were as swift
as the gazelles
on the mountains
.
Ezer was the first
, Obadiah
the second
, Eliab
the third
,
Mishmannah the fourth
, Jeremiah
the fifth
,
Attai the sixth
, Eliel
the seventh
,
Johanan the eighth
, Elzabad
the ninth
,
Jeremiah the tenth
, Machbannai
the eleventh
.
These of the sons
of Gad
were 1captains
of the army
; ahe who was least
was equal to a hundred
and the greatest
to a thousand
.
aThese are the ones
who
crossed
the Jordan
in the first
month
when it was overflowing
all
its banks
and they put
to flight
all
those in the valleys
, both to the east
and to the west
.
Then some of the sons
of Benjamin
and Judah
came
to the stronghold
to David
.
David went
out to meet
them, and said
to them, "If
you come
peacefully
to me to help
me, my heart
shall be united
with you; but if
to betray
me to my adversaries
, since there is no
1wrong
in my hands
, may the God
of our fathers
look
on it and decide
."
Then athe Spirit 1came
upon bAmasai
, who was the chief
of the thirty
, and he said, "We are yours, O David
, And with you, O son
of Jesse
! cPeace
, peace
to you, And peace
to him who helps
you; Indeed
, your God
helps
you!" Then David
received
them and made
them 2captains
of the band
.
aFrom Manasseh also some
defected
to David
when he was about to go
to battle
with the Philistines
against
Saul
. But they did not help
them, for the lords
of the Philistines
after consultation
sent
him away
, saying
, "At the cost of our heads
he may defect
to his master
Saul
."
As he went to Ziklag
there defected
to him from Manasseh
: Adnah
, Jozabad
, Jediael
, Michael
, Jozabad
, Elihu
and Zillethai
, 1captains
of thousands
who
belonged to Manasseh
.
They helped David
against
athe band
of raiders
, for they were all
mighty
men
of valor
, and were captains
in the army
.
For day by day
men came
to David
to help
him, until
there was a great
army
alike the army
of God
.
Now these are the numbers
of the 1divisions
equipped
for war
, awho came
to David
at Hebron
, bto turn
the kingdom
of Saul
to him, caccording to the 2word
of the LORD
.
The sons of Judah
who bore
shield
and spear
were 6,800
, equipped
for war
.
Of the sons of Simeon
, mighty
men
of valor
for war
, 7,100
.
Now Jehoiada was the leader
of the house of Aaron
, and with him were 3,700
,
also aZadok, a young
man
mighty
of valor
, and of his father's
house
twenty-two
captains
.
Of the sons of Benjamin
, aSaul's
kinsmen
, 3,000
; for until
now
bthe greatest
part
of them had kept
their allegiance
to the house
of Saul
.
Of the sons of Ephraim
20,800
, mighty
men
of valor
, famous
men
in their fathers'
households
.
Of the half-tribe of Manasseh
18,000
, who
were designated
by name
to come
and make
David
king
.
Of the sons of Issachar
, amen who understood
the times
, with knowledge
of what
Israel
should do
, their chiefs
were two hundred
; and all
their kinsmen
were at their command
.
Of Zebulun, there were 50,000
who went
out in the army
, who could draw
up in battle
formation
with all
kinds of weapons
of war
and helped
David 1with aan undivided
heart
.
Of Naphtali there were 1,000
captains
, and with them 37,000
with shield
and spear
.
Of the Danites who could draw
up in battle
formation
, there were 28,600
.
Of Asher there were 40,000
who went
out in the army
to draw
up in battle
formation
.
From the other side
of the Jordan
, of the Reubenites
and the Gadites
and of the half-tribe
of Manasseh
, there were 120,000
with all
kinds of weapons
of war
for the battle
.
All these
, being men
of war
who could draw
up in battle
formation
, came
to Hebron
with aa perfect
heart
to make
David
king
over
all
Israel
; and all
the rest
also
of Israel
were of one
mind
to make
David
king
.
They were there with David
three
days
, eating
and drinking
, for their kinsmen
had prepared
for them.
Moreover those who were near to them, even as far
as Issachar
and Zebulun
and Naphtali
, abrought
food
on donkeys
, camels
, mules
and on oxen
, great
quantities
of flour
cakes
, fig
cakes
and bunches
of raisins
, wine
, oil
, oxen
and sheep
. There was joy
indeed
in Israel
.