Warriors Join David
12:1 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, helpers of the war.
12:2 They 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.
12:3 The 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.
12:4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the
thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and
Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and
Shephatiah the Haruphite,
12:6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and
Jashobeam, the Korhites,
12:7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
12:8 And 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;
12:9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
12:14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host:
one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over
a thousand.
12:15 These 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.
12:16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah
to the hold unto David.
12:17 And 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.
12:18 Then 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.
12:19 And 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.
12:20 As 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.
12:21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers:
for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in
the host.
12:22 For at that time day by day there came to David to
help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
Others Join David at Hebron
12:23 And 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.
12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were
six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for
the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six
hundred.
12:27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and
with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
12:28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his
father's house twenty and two captains.
12:29 And 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.
12:30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and
eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the
house of their fathers.
12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
12:32 And 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.
12:33 Of 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.
12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them
with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
12:35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred.
12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in
war, forty thousand.
12:37 And 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.
12:38 All 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.
12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
12:40 Moreover 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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