12Here's a list of those who came to David at Ziklag when he was unable to travel freely due to Saul son of Kish. They were among the elite soldiers who assisted him in battle.H935H1732H6860H6113H6440H7586H1121H7027H1368H5826H44212Equipped as archers, they could use both their right and left hands to shoot arrows and hurl stones. As Benjaminites, they were Saul's relatives.H5401H7198H3231H8041H68H2671H7198H7586H251H11443Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth,H7218H295H3101H1121H8094H1395H3149H6404H1121H5820H1294H3058H60694Ishmaiah from Gibeon (who was a one of the elite among the Thirty and in charge over them), Jeremiah, - ?Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad from Gederah,H3460H1393H1368H7970H7970H3414H3166H3110H3107H14525Eluzai, - ?Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,H498H3406H1183H8114H8203H27416Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites,H511H3449H5832H3134H3434H71457and Jeroham's sons Joelah and Zebadiah from Gedor.5H3132H2069H1121H3395H14468Mighty and experienced warriors from the Gadites joined David at his wilderness stronghold. They were expert handlers of both shield and spear, with hardened looks and as agile as a gazelle on a mountain slope.H1425H914H1732H4679H4057H1368H2428H582H6635H4421H6186H6793H7420H6440H6440H738H4116H6643H20229Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third,H5829H7218H5662H8145H446H799210Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,H4925H7243H3414H254911Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,H6262H8345H447H763712Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,H3110H8066H443H867113Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh.H3414H6224H4344H6249H624014These Gadites were army leaders. The least of them was equal to a hundred other soldiers and the greatest to a thousand.H1121H1410H7218H6635H259H6996H3967H1419H50515These men crossed the Jordan in the first month of the year during flood season and chased out everyone in the valleys, to the east and to the west.12H5674H3383H7223H2320H4390H1415H1428H1272H6010H4217H462816Later, some Benjaminites and Judahites approached David at his stronghold,H935H1121H1144H3063H4679H173217and David went out to meet them. He said to them, "If you've come in peace to be of help me, then you'll have my commitment. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I'm innocent of wrongdoing, then may the God of our ancestors watch and judge."H1732H3318H6440H6030H559H935H7965H5826H3824H3162H7411H6862H3808H2555H3709H430H1H7200H319818Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the Thirty, and he said, "David, we belong to you; we're with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your deliverer is your God." So David received them and assigned them to be officers over troops.H7307H3847H6022H7218H7970H7991H1732H1121H3448H7965H7965H7965H5826H430H5826H1732H6901H5414H7218H141619Some of the Manassites joined David when he was going to fight against Saul, accompanied by the Philistines. Even so, David was of no help to them, because the Philistine rulers were counseled to send him away. They said to themselves, "He's going to go over to his master Saul at the cost of our heads."H5307H4519H1732H935H6430H7586H4421H5826H5633H6430H6098H7971H559H5307H113H7586H721820As he traveled toward Ziklag, these Manassites joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders in charge thousands in Manasseh.H3212H6860H5307H4519H5734H3107H3043H4317H3107H453H6769H7218H505H451921They helped David against raiders, - ?since they were all warriors and commanders in the army.H5826H1732H1416H1368H2428H8269H663522Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army.H6256H3117H3117H935H1732H5826H1419H4264H4264H43023What follows is a listing of the divisions of battle-ready troops who joined David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, in accordance with what the Lord had spoken.H4557H7218H2502H6635H935H1732H2275H5437H4438H7586H6310H306824The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors,H1121H3063H5375H6793H7420H8337H505H8083H3967H2502H663525the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100,H1121H8095H1368H2428H6635H7651H505H396726and the Levites numbered 4,600.H1121H3878H702H505H8337H396727Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700.H3077H5057H175H7969H505H7651H396728Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house.H6659H5288H1368H2428H1H1004H6242H8147H826929The tribe of Benjamin, relatives of Saul numbered 3,000, of whom most had remained allied to what remained of Saul's dynasty.H1121H1144H251H7586H7969H505H4768H8104H4931H1004H758630The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households.H1121H669H6242H505H8083H3967H1368H582H2428H8034H1004H131The half-tribe of Manasseh supplied 18,000, who had been appointed specifically to come and establish David as king.H2677H4294H4519H8083H6240H505H5344H8034H935H1732H442732The tribe of Issachar supplied 200 leaders, along with all of their relatives under their command. They kept up-to-date in their understanding of the times and knew what Israel should do.H1121H3485H998H3045H6256H3045H3478H6213H7218H3967H251H631033The tribe of Zebulun supplied 50,000 experienced troops, trained in the use of every kind of war weapon, in order to help David - ?with undivided loyalty.H2074H3318H6635H6186H4421H3627H4421H2572H505H5737H3820H382034The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears.H5321H505H8269H6793H2595H7970H7651H50535The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops.H1839H6186H4421H6242H8083H505H8337H396736The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops.12H836H3318H6635H6186H4421H705H50537The tribes of Reuben and Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan supplied 120,000 men armed with every kind of war weapon.H5676H3383H7206H1425H2677H7626H4519H3627H6635H4421H3967H6242H50538All these warriors arrived in battle order at Hebron, fully intending to establish David as king over all Israel. Furthermore, all of the rest of Israel were united in their intent to make David king.H582H4421H5737H4634H935H8003H3820H2275H1732H4427H3478H7611H3478H259H3824H1732H442739They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them.H1732H7969H3117H398H8354H251H355940Their neighbors came from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing provisions loaded on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought abundant provisions of meal, fig bars, raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, because there was joy in Israel.H7138H3485H2074H5321H935H3899H2543H1581H6505H1241H3978H7058H1690H6778H3196H8081H1241H6629H7230H8057H3478
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