12THESE ARE the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he yet concealed himself because of Saul son of Kish; they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.H935H1732H6860H6113H6440H7586H1121H7027H1368H5826H44212They were bowmen and could use the right hand or the left to sling stones or shoot arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's kinsmen of Benjamin.H5401H7198H3231H8041H68H2671H7198H7586H251H11443The chief was Ahiezer and then Joash the sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, and Jehu of Anathoth,H7218H295H3101H1121H8094H1395H3149H6404H1121H5820H1294H3058H60694Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the Thirty and a [leader] over them; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah,H3460H1393H1368H7970H7970H3414H3166H3110H3107H14525Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;H498H3406H1183H8114H8203H27416Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;H511H3449H5832H3134H3434H71457Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.H3132H2069H1121H3395H14468Of the Gadites there went over to David to the stronghold in the wilderness men of might, men trained for war who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as gazelles on the mountains:H1425H914H1732H4679H4057H1368H2428H582H6635H4421H6186H6793H7420H6440H6440H738H4116H6643H20229Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,H5829H7218H5662H8145H446H799210Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,H4925H7243H3414H254911Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,H6262H8345H447H763712Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,H3110H8066H443H867113Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.H3414H6224H4344H6249H624014These Gadites were officers of the army. The lesser was equal to {and} over a hundred, and the greater equal to {and} over a thousand.H1121H1410H7218H6635H259H6996H3967H1419H50515These are the men who went over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, east and west.H5674H3383H7223H2320H4390H1415H1428H1272H6010H4217H462816There came some of the men of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.H935H1121H1144H3063H4679H173217David went out to meet them and said to them, If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no violence {or} wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look upon and rebuke you.H1732H3318H6440H6030H559H935H7965H5826H3824H3162H7411H6862H3808H2555H3709H430H1H7200H319818Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Yours we are, 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 officers of his troops.H7307H3847H6022H7218H7970H7991H1732H1121H3448H7965H7965H7965H5826H430H5826H1732H6901H5414H7218H141619Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. But [David's] men did not actually fight with them, for the lords of the Philistines, upon advisement, sent him away, saying, He will desert to his master Saul at the risk of our heads.H5307H4519H1732H935H6430H7586H4421H5826H5633H6430H6098H7971H559H5307H113H7586H721820As David went to Ziklag, there deserted to him of Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.H3212H6860H5307H4519H5734H3107H3043H4317H3107H453H6769H7218H505H451921They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of courage, and [all seven] became commanders in [his] army.H5826H1732H1416H1368H2428H8269H663522For at that time day by day men kept coming to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.H6256H3117H3117H935H1732H5826H1419H4264H4264H43023These are the numbers of the armed divisions who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord:H4557H7218H2502H6635H935H1732H2275H5437H4438H7586H6310H306824Those of Judah, who bore shield and spear, were 6,800 armed for war;H1121H3063H5375H6793H7420H8337H505H8083H3967H2502H663525Those of Simeon, mighty and brave warriors, 7,100;H1121H8095H1368H2428H6635H7651H505H396726Those of Levi, 4,600--H1121H3878H702H505H8337H396727Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronite [priests], and with him were 3,700,H3077H5057H175H7969H505H7651H396728And Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two captains from his own father's house;H6659H5288H1368H2428H1H1004H6242H8147H826929Of the Benjamites, the kindred of [King] Saul, 3,000--hitherto the majority of them had kept their allegiance [to Saul] {and} the charge of the house of Saul;H1121H1144H251H7586H7969H505H4768H8104H4931H1004H758630Of the Ephraimites, 20,800, mighty in valor, famous in their fathers' houses;H1121H669H6242H505H8083H3967H1368H582H2428H8034H1004H131Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, 18,000, who were mentioned by name to come and make David king;H2677H4294H4519H8083H6240H505H5344H8034H935H1732H442732And of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs; and all their kinsmen were under their command;H1121H3485H998H3045H6256H3045H3478H6213H7218H3967H251H631033Of Zebulun, 50,000 experienced troops, fitted out with all kinds of weapons {and} instruments of war that could order and set the battle in array, men not of double purpose {but} stable and trustworthy.H2074H3318H6635H6186H4421H3627H4421H2572H505H5737H3820H382034Of Naphtali, 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 [of the rank and file armed] with shield and spear;H5321H505H8269H6793H2595H7970H7651H50535Of Dan, 28,600, men who could set the battle in array;H1839H6186H4421H6242H8083H505H8337H396736Of Asher, men able to go forth to battle, fit for active service, 40,000;H836H3318H6635H6186H4421H705H50537On the other [the east] side of the Jordan River, of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 120,000 men, armed with all the weapons {and} instruments of war.H5676H3383H7206H1425H2677H7626H4519H3627H6635H4421H3967H6242H50538All these, being men of war arrayed in battle order, came with a perfect {and} sincere heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.H582H4421H5737H4634H935H8003H3820H2275H1732H4427H3478H7611H3478H259H3824H1732H442739And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.H1732H7969H3117H398H8354H251H355940Also those who were near them from as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, abundant supplies of meal, cakes of figs, bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.H7138H3485H2074H5321H935H3899H2543H1581H6505H1241H3978H7058H1690H6778H3196H8081H1241H6629H7230H8057H3478
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