1Now these [are] they that came to David [beloved] to Ziklag [Winding], while he yet kept himself close because of Sha’ul [desired] the son of Kish [bent]: and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2[They were] armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in [hurling] stones and [shooting] arrows out of a bow, [even] of Sha’ul’s [desired] brethren of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength]. 3The chief [was] Achi’ezer [My Brother is Help], then Yo’ash [Given by the Lord], the sons of Sh’ma’ah [the rumour] the Giv’ati [hilliness]; and Y’zi’el [the assembly of God], and Pelet [deliverance], the sons of ‘Azmavet [strong unto death]; and B’rakhah [blessing], and Yehu [Yehovah is He] the ‘Anatoti’ [affliction], 4And Yishma’yah [Yehovah will hear] the Giv’oni [little hill: hilly], a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Yirmeyahu [whom Yehovah has appointed], and Yachazi’el [beheld of God], and Yochanan [Yehovah has graced], and Yozavad [Yehovah has endowed] the G’derati [a wall], 5El’uzai [God is my strength], and Yerimot [He is Most High], and B’alyah [Yehovah is master], and Sh’maryah [kept by Yehovah], and Sh’fatyah [Yehovah has judged] the Harufi [native of (meaning disputed)], 6Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession], and Yishiyahu [Yehovah will lend], and ‘Azar’el [God has helped], and Yo’ezer [Yehovah is help], and Yashov’am [the people will return], the Korchi , 7And Yo’elah [may he avail], and Z’vadyah [endowment of Yehovah], the sons of Yerocham [showing pity] of G’dor [Wall].

8And of the Gadi [my fortune] [A Troop] there separated themselves unto David [beloved] into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler (round shielf held with a grip), whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains; 9‘Ezer [treasure] the first, ‘Ovadyah [servant of Yehovah] the second, ‘Eli’av [My Father is God] the third, 10Mishmannah [fatness] the fourth, Yirmeyahu [whom Yehovah has appointed] the fifth, 11‘Atai [opportune] the sixth, Eli’el [my God is God] the seventh, 12Yochanan [Yehovah has graced] the eighth, Elzavad [God has given] the ninth, 13Yirmeyahu [whom Yehovah has appointed] the tenth, Makhbanai [bond of the Lord] the eleventh. 14These [were] of the sons of Gad [Good Fortune with Troublesome Effort], captains of the host: one of the least [was] over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15These [are] they that went over Yarden [Descender] in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, [both] toward the east, and toward the west.

16And there came of the children of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength] and Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] to the hold unto David [beloved]. 17And David [beloved] went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If you^2f be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you: but if [you^2f be come] to betray me to my enemies, seeing [there is] no wrong in my hands, the God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of our fathers look [thereon], and rebuke (reprimand; strongly warn; restrain) [it].

18Then the spirit came upon ‘Amasai [burdensome], [who was] chief of the captains, [and he said], You1s [are we], David [beloved], and on youⁱ side, youⁱ son of Yishai [I possess]: peace, peace [be] unto youⁱ, and peace [be] to youⁱ helpers; for youⁱ God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] helps youⁱ. Then David [beloved] received them, and made them captains of the band.

19And there fell [some] of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] to David [beloved], when he came with the P’lishtim [Immigrants] against Sha’ul [desired] to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to (to do entirely, do wholly) his master Sha’ul [desired] to [the jeopardy of] our heads. 20As he went to Ziklag [Winding], there fell to him of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], ‘Adnach [pleasure], and Yozavad [Yehovah has endowed], and Y’dia’el [God makes known], and Mikha’el [Who is Like God?], and Yozavad [Yehovah has endowed], and Elihu [He is my God], and Tziltai [dark], captains of the thousands that [were] of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget]. 21And they helped David [beloved] against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 22For at [that] time day by day there came to David [beloved] to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered].

23And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war, [and] came to David [beloved] to Hevron [Seat of Association], to turn the kingdom of Sha’ul [desired] to him, according to the word of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate). 24The children of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] that bore shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25Of the children of Shim’on [he who hears], mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26Of the children of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] four thousand and six hundred. 27And Y’hoyada [Yehovah knows] [was] the leader of the Aharon [light bringer], and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred; 28And Tzadok [righteous], a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 29And of the children of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength], the family of Sha’ul [desired], three thousand: for up to this time the greatest part of them had kept the ward (in custody, with a guard; prison) of the house of Sha’ul [desired]. 30And of the children of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. 31And of the half tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David [beloved] king. 32And of the children of Yissakhar [There Is Recompense], [which were men] that had understanding of the times, to know what Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] ought to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their commandment. 33Of Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place], such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: [they were] not of double heart. 34And of Naftali [My Wrestling] a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35And of the Dani (Dan) [Judge] expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 36And of Asher [Happy], such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 37And on the other side of Yarden [Descender], of the Re’uveni [behold, a son!], and the Gadi [my fortune] [A Troop], and of the half tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hevron [Seat of Association], to make David [beloved] king over all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]: and all the rest also of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] [were] of one heart to make David [beloved] king. 39And there they were with David [beloved] three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40Moreover they that were near them, [even] unto Yissakhar [There Is Recompense] and Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place] and Naftali [My Wrestling], brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, [and] meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God].