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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, | 1The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle. |
| 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 archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul's relatives from Benjamin: |
| 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; | 3Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite; |
| 4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; | 4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite; |
| 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 from 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: | 8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains. |
| 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, | 9Ezer was 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, and 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 army commanders; the least of them was a match for a hundred, and the greatest of them 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. | 16Other Benjaminites and men from Judah also went to David at the stronghold. |
| 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 in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge." |
| 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 took control of Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: We are yours, David, we are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to him who helps you, for your God helps you. So David received them and made them leaders 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 Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, "It will be our heads if he defects 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. | 20When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected 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 raiders, for they were all brave warriors and 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. | 22At that time, men came day after day to help David 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: | 23The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, according to the LORD's word, were as follows: |
| 24of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; | 24From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. |
| 25of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; | 25From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war. |
| 26of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; | 26From the Levites: 4,600 |
| 27Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; | 27in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men; |
| 28Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains; | 28and Zadok, a young brave warrior, with 22 commanders from his own ancestral 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); | 29From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul: 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained 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; | 30From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses. |
| 31of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; | 31From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name 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; | 32From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives 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; | 33From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David. |
| 34of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; | 34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear. |
| 35of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; | 35From the Danites: 28,600 trained for battle. |
| 36of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; | 36From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained 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. | 37From across the Jordan--from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military 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 warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king. |
| 39And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. | 39They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided 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. | 40In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen--abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel. |
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