1 Chronicles 12
1 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
And these are those 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, confederates for the war,
2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Who were armed with bows, and could use both the right and the left hand in [hurling] stones and shooting arrows with the bow, even of the brethren of Saul out of Benjamin.
3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
The chiefs were Achi'ezer, then Joash, the sons of Hashema'ab the Gib'athite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of 'Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the 'Anthothite,
4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
And Yishma'yah the Gib'onite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jachaziel, and Jochanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
El'uzai, and Jerimath, and Be'alyah, and Shemaryahu, and Shephatyahu, the Chariphite,
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
Elkanah, and Yishiyahu, and 'Azarel, and Jo'ezer, and Jashob'am, the Korchites,
7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
And Jo'elah, and Zebadyah, the sons of Jerocham of Gedor.
8 Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the strong-hold in the wilderness mighty men of valor, and men of the army for the war, that could handle shield and lance, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as the roebucks upon the mountains in swiftness.
9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
'Ezer was the chief, 'Ohadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth.
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
'Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
Jochanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
Jirmiyahu the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
These were of the sons of Gad, the chiefs of the army, one of the least could fight with a hundred, and the greatest with a thousand.
15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
These are those that passed over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all the men of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
And there came some of the children of Benjamin and of Judah as far as the strong-hold unto David.
17 And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
And David went out to meet them, and commenced and said unto them. If ye be come for peace unto me, to help me, my heart shall be inclined toward you to unite with you; but if it be to betray me to my adversaries while there is no violence in my hands, then may the God of our fathers look on and decide it.
18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, 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 leaders of his troops.
Then a spirit invested 'Amassai, the chief of the captains, [who said, ] Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.
19 Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
And some of Menasseh went over to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but he helped them not; for upon consultation did the lords of the Philistines send him away, saying, With our heads will he go over to his master Saul.
20 When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
As he was going over to Ziklag, there went over to him of Menasseh, 'Adnach, and Jozabad, and Jedi'ael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands that belonged to Menasseh.
21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
And they were those that helped David against the band [of 'Amelekites]; for they were all mighty men of valor, and they became officers in the army.
22 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
For all the time, day by day, people used to come to David to help him, until the camp became great, like the camp of God.
23 Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
And these are the numbers of the heads of those ready armed for the host that came to David to Hebron, to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the order of the Lord.
24 From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for the host.
25 From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the host, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 From Levi: 4,600,
Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
And Jehoyada' was the leader of the family of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred.
28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs.
29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; for till that time the greatest part of them had kept the charge of the house of Saul.
30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, men of fame in their family divisions.
31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
And of the half tribe of Menasseh eighteen thousand, who had been expressed by name, to come to make David king.
32 From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
And of the children of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, —their heads were two hundred; and all their brethren were ready at their order.
33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to the host, arrayed for battle, with all manner of weapons of war, fifty thousand; and these were ready to place themselves in battle array with an undivided heart.
34 From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
And of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them were with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
35 From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
And of the Danites arrayed for battle twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36 From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
And of Asher, such as went forth to the host to put themselves in battle array, forty thousand.
37 And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Menasseh, with all manner of weapons of the host for war, one hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
All these men of war, that placed themselves in battle array, came with an entire heart to Hebron, to make David King over all Israel; and also all the rest of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
39 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
And they were there with David three days eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them.
40 And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
And also those that were nigh unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought in bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food made of meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.
