1 Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept
himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty
men, his helpers in war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both
the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from
the bow: they were of Saul’s brothers of Benjamin. 3 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, 4 and
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty,
and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korahites, 7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in
the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle
shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as
swift as the roes on the mountains; 9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second,
Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai
the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. 14 These of the sons of
Gad were captains of the host: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and
the greatest to one thousand. 15 These are those who went over the Jordan
in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to
flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to
David. 17 David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be
come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if
you be come to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no
wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he
said, Your are we, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace,
peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you. Then
David received them, and made them captains of the band. 19 Of Manasseh
also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against
Saul to battle: but they didn’t help them; for the lords of the Philistines
on advise sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the
jeopardy of our heads. 20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of
Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh. 21 They
helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of
valor, and were captains in the host. 22 For from day to day men came to
David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.
23 These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who
came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the
word of Yahweh. 24 The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were
six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. 25 Of the children of
Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 Jehoiada
was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three
thousand and seven hundred, 28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and
of his father’s house twenty-two captains. 29 Of the children of Benjamin,
the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them
had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30 Of the children of
Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in
their fathers’ houses. 31 Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king. 32 Of the
children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what
Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their
brothers were at their commandment. 33 Of Zebulun, such as were able to go
out in the host, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of
instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array,
and were not of double heart. 34 Of Naphtali one thousand captains,
and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand. 35 Of the
Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, who could set the
battle in array, forty thousand. 37 On the other side of the Jordan, of
the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all
manner of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.
38 All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with
a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the
rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 They were
there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made
preparation for them. 40 Moreover those who were near to them,
even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on
donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of
figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in
abundance: for there was joy in Israel.
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