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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.
02 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.
03 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.
04 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among
the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah,
and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the
Gederathite,
05 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and
Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
06 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer,
and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
07 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham
of Gedor.
08 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;
09 Ezer the first, 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, Machbanai the eleventh.
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.
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.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and
Judah to the hold unto David.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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21 And they helped David against the band of the
rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour,
and were captains in the host.
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.
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.
24 The children of Judah that bare shield and
spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready
armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of
valour for the war, seven thousand and one
hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six
hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites,
and with him were three thousand and seven
hundred;
28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and
of his father's house twenty and two captains.
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.
30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand
and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous
throughout the house of their fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen
thousand, which were expressed by name, to come
and make David king.
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.
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.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with
them with shield and spear thirty and seven
thousand.
35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and
eight thousand and six hundred.
36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war, forty thousand.
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.
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.
39 And there they were with David three days,
eating and drinking: for their brethren had
prepared for them.
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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