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| 1Now 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. | 1Here'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. |
| 2They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin. | 2Equipped as archers, they could use both their right and left hands to shoot arrows and hurl stones. As descendants of Benjamin, they were Saul's relatives. |
| 3The 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, | 3Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth, |
| 4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty. Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, | 4Ishmaiah from Gibeon (who was one of the elite among the Thirty and in charge over them), Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad from Gederah, |
| 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, | 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites, | 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the descendants of Korah, |
| 7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. | 7and Jeroham's sons Joelah and Zebadiah from Gedor. |
| 8From the Gadites there came 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 they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains. | 8Mighty and experienced warriors from the descendants of Gad 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. |
| 9Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, | 9Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third, |
| 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, | 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, |
| 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, | 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, |
| 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, | 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. | 13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh. |
| 14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand. | 14These descendants of Gad were army leaders. The least of them was equal to a hundred other soldiers and the greatest to a thousand. |
| 15These 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. | 15These 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. |
| 16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. | 16Later, some descendants of Benjamin and Judah approached David at his stronghold, |
| 17David 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 wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide." | 17and David went out to meet them. He told them, "If you've come in peace to be of help to 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." |
| 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David, And with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed, your God helps you!" Then David received them and made them captains of the band. | 18Then 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. |
| 19From 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." | 19Some of the descendants of Manasseh 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 told themselves, "He's going to go over to his master Saul at the cost of our heads." |
| 20As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh. | 20As he traveled toward Ziklag, these descendants of Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders in charge thousands in Manasseh. |
| 21They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. | 21They helped David against raiders, since they were all warriors and commanders in the army. |
| 22For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God. | 22Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army. |
| 23Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. | 23What 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. |
| 24The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war. | 24The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors, |
| 25Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. | 25the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100, |
| 26Of the sons of Levi 4,600. | 26and the descendants of Levi numbered 4,600. |
| 27Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700, | 27Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700. |
| 28also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains. | 28Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house. |
| 29Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. | 29The tribe of Benjamin, relatives of Saul numbered 3,000, of whom most had remained allied to what remained of Saul's dynasty. |
| 30Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' households. | 30The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households. |
| 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king. | 31The half-tribe of Manasseh supplied 18,000, who had been appointed specifically to come and establish David as king. |
| 32Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command. | 32The 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. |
| 33Of 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 with an undivided heart. | 33The 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. |
| 34Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear. | 34The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears. |
| 35Of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600. | 35The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops. |
| 36Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation. | 36The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops. |
| 37From 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. | 37The 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. |
| 38All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king. | 38All 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. |
| 39They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them. | 39They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them. |
| 40Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought 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. | 40Their 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. |
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