^{1 Ref} Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.

^{2 Ref} They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.

^{3 Ref} Ahiezer was their chief, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite;

^{4 Ref} And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a great man among the thirty, and their chief; and Jeremiah and Jehaziel and Johanan and Jozabad the Gederathite;

⁵ Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

⁶ Elkanah and Isshiah and Azarel and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

^{7 Ref} And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

^{8 Ref} And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;

⁹ Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

¹⁰ Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹¹ Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹² Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹³ Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

^{14 Ref} These Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.

^{15 Ref} It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.

¹⁶ And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.

^{17 Ref} And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

^{18 Ref} Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

^{19 Ref} And some of the men of Manasseh came over to David, when he went with the Philistines to the war against Saul, but he gave them no help: for the lords of the Philistines, after discussion, sent him away, saying, He will go back to his master Saul, at the price of our lives.

^{20 Ref} Then when he went back to Ziklag, there came over to him, of the men of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands from the armies of Manasseh.

^{21 Ref} And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.

^{22 Ref} And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.

^{23 Ref} These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.

²⁴ There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;

²⁵ Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;

²⁶ Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.

^{27 Ref} And Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;

^{28 Ref} And Zadok, a young man, great and strong in war, with twenty-two captains from his father's people.

^{29 Ref} And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.

^{30 Ref} And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.

^{31 Ref} And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.

^{32 Ref} And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.

^{33 Ref} Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.

³⁴ And of Naphtali, a thousand captains with thirty-seven thousand spearmen.

³⁵ And of the Danites, twenty-eight thousand, six hundred, expert in ordering the fight.

^{36 Ref} And of Asher, forty thousand who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight.

^{37 Ref} From the other side of Jordan, there were a hundred and twenty thousand of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every sort of instrument of war.

^{38 Ref} All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.

^{39 Ref} For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.

^{40 Ref} And those who were near, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came with food on asses and camels and mules and oxen, with meal for food and cakes of figs and masses of grapes, and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in great numbers, for there was joy in Israel.

^{1 Ref} Now these are those who 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, his helpers in war.

^{2 Ref} They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.

^{3 Ref} The 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,

^{4 Ref} and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

⁵ Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

⁶ Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

^{7 Ref} and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

^{8 Ref} Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;

⁹ Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

¹⁰ Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹¹ Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹² Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹³ Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

^{14 Ref} These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

^{15 Ref} These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁶ There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

^{17 Ref} David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if [you be come] to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

^{18 Ref} Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

^{19 Ref} Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they didn't help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

^{20 Ref} As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

^{21 Ref} They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.

^{22 Ref} For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

^{23 Ref} These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh.

²⁴ The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

²⁵ Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

²⁶ Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

^{27 Ref} Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

^{28 Ref} and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.

^{29 Ref} Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

^{30 Ref} Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.

^{31 Ref} Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

^{32 Ref} Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment.

^{33 Ref} Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order [the battle array, and were] not of double heart.

³⁴ Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

³⁵ Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

^{36 Ref} Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

^{37 Ref} On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.

^{38 Ref} All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, 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.

^{39 Ref} They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.

^{40 Ref} Moreover those who were near to them, [even] as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.

^{1 Ref} Now 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, his helpers in war.

^{2 Ref} They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

^{3 Ref} The 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,

^{4 Ref} and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

⁵ Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

⁶ Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

^{7 Ref} and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

^{8 Ref} And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

⁹ Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

¹⁰ Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹¹ Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹² Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹³ Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

^{14 Ref} These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

^{15 Ref} These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁶ And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.

^{17 Ref} And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if `ye be come' to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

^{18 Ref} Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, `and he said', Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

^{19 Ref} Of Manasseh also there fell away some 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 away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

^{20 Ref} As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

^{21 Ref} And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.

^{22 Ref} For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

^{23 Ref} And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

²⁴ The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

²⁵ Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

²⁶ Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

^{27 Ref} And Jehoiada was the leader of `the house of' Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

^{28 Ref} and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

^{29 Ref} And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

^{30 Ref} And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.

^{31 Ref} And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

^{32 Ref} And of the children of Issachar, 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.

^{33 Ref} Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order `the battle array, and were' not of double heart.

³⁴ And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

³⁵ And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

^{36 Ref} And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

^{37 Ref} And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

^{38 Ref} All these being men of war, that could order the battle array, 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.

^{39 Ref} And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

^{40 Ref} Moreover they that were nigh unto them, `even' as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.