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| 1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war, | 1Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. |
| 2armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren. | 2They were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul’s kinsmen. |
| 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; | 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, |
| 4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; | 4Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah, |
| 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; | 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite; |
| 6Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; | 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; |
| 7and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. | 7And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. |
| 8Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains: | 8From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains: |
| 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, | 9Ezer the chief, Obadiah 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, and Machbanai the eleventh. | 13Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh. |
| 14These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand. | 14These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand. |
| 15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. | 15These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. |
| 16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. | 16And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. |
| 17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.” | 17David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.” |
| 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: “We are yours, O David; We are on your side, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. | 18Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, 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 your helpers! For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops. |
| 19And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.” | 19Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”) |
| 20When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh. | 20As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. |
| 21And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army. | 21They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army. |
| 22For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God. | 22For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God. |
| 23Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD: | 23These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD. |
| 24of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; | 24The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops. |
| 25of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; | 25Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. |
| 26of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; | 26Of the Levites 4,600. |
| 27Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; | 27The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700. |
| 28Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains; | 28Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers’ house. |
| 29of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul); | 29Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. |
| 30of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house; | 30Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses. |
| 31of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; | 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were expressly named to come and make David king. |
| 32of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command; | 32Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. |
| 33of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks; | 33Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose. |
| 34of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; | 34Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear. |
| 35of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; | 35Of the Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle. |
| 36of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; | 36Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle. |
| 37of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war. | 37Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war. |
| 38All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king. | 38All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. |
| 39And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. | 39And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them. |
| 40Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen—provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel. | 40And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. |
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