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| 1The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle. | 1Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. |
| 2All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. | 2They 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 Saul's brethren of Benjamin. |
| 3Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth; | 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, |
| 4Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah; | 4And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, |
| 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph; | 5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites; | 6Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, |
| 7Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor. | 7And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. |
| 8Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains. | 8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; |
| 9Ezer was their leader. Obadiah was second. Eliab was third. | 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, |
| 10Mishmannah was fourth. Jeremiah was fifth. | 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, |
| 11Attai was sixth. Eliel was seventh. | 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, |
| 12Johanan was eighth. Elzabad was ninth. | 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah was tenth. Macbannai was eleventh. | 13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. |
| 14These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand! | 14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. |
| 15These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks. | 15These are they that went over Jordan 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. |
| 16Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. | 16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. |
| 17David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.” | 17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. |
| 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David! We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops. | 18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. |
| 19Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.” | 19And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. |
| 20Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh. | 20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. |
| 21They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army. | 21And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. |
| 22Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God. | 22For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. |
| 23These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the LORD had promised. | 23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. |
| 24From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears. | 24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. |
| 25From the tribe of Simeon, there were 7,100 brave warriors. | 25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. |
| 26From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors. | 26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. |
| 27This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command. | 27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; |
| 28This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers. | 28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. |
| 29From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time. | 29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. |
| 30From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan. | 30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. |
| 31From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king. | 31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. |
| 32From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take. | 32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. |
| 33From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David. | 33Of Zebulun, 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. |
| 34From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears. | 34And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. |
| 35From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 warriors, all prepared for battle. | 35And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. |
| 36From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle. | 36And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. |
| 37From the east side of the Jordan River—where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived—there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon. | 37And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. |
| 38All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king. | 38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. |
| 39They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival. | 39And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. |
| 40And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel. | 40Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, 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 Israel. |
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