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 [were] the [ones who] came to David to Ziklag still kept back from before Saul [the] son of Kish and they [were] among the warriors [who] helped of 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):
[they were] equipped of Bow using right [hand] and using left [hand] with stones and with arrows with the bow some of [the] relatives of Saul from 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 chief Ahiezer and Joash [the] sons of the Shemaahite the Gibeathite (and Jeziel *Q(K)*) and Pelet [the] sons of Azmaveth and Berachah and Jehu the Anathothite.
4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
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, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatiah (the Haruphite. *Q(K)*)
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
Elkanah and Isshiah and Azarel and Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites.
7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
And Joelah and Zebadiah [the] sons of Jeroham from 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 some of the Gadite[s] they separated themselves to David to the fortress [the] wilderness towards [the] mighty [men] of strength men of war for battle preparing of shield and spear and [were] faces of a lion faces their and like gazelles on the mountains to hastening.
9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
Ezer the chief Obadiah 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,
Johanan the eighth Elzabad the ninth.
13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
Jeremiah the tenth. Machbannai [the] one [plus] ten.
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] descendants of Gad [the] chiefs of the army one to a hundred the little and the great to 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 [were] they who they passed over the Jordan in the month first and it [was] overflowing over all (banks its *Q(K)*) and they put to flight all the valleys to the east and to the west.
16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
And they came some of [the] descendants of Benjamin and Judah to to the fortress to 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 he went out David before them and he answered and he said to them if to peace you have come to me to help me it will belong to me towards you a heart for unity and if to betray me to foes my with not violence in hands my may he see [the] God of ancestors our and may he judge.
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.
And a spirit it clothed Amasai [the] chief of (the officers *Q(K)*) to you O David and with you O son of Jesse peace - peace [be] to you and peace [be] to [one who] helps you for he has helped you God your and he received them David and he appointed them [the] chiefs of the marauding band.
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 Manasseh they fell on David when went he with [the] Philistines on Saul for battle and not they helped them for by plan they sent away him [the] rulers of [the] Philistines saying by heads our he will fall to lord his 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.
When went he to Ziklag they fell on him - some of Manasseh Adnach and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai [the] chiefs of the thousands who [belonged] to Manasseh.
21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
And they they helped with David on the marauding band[s] for [were] mighty [men] of strength all of them and they were commanders 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 to a time of a day in a day they came to David to help him until to a camp 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] chiefs of the [man] equipped for war [who] they came to David Hebron towards to turn over [the] kingdom of Saul to him according to [the] mouth of Yahweh.
24 From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
[the] descendants of Judah bearers of shield and spear six thousand and eight hundred [men] equipped of war.
25 From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
Of [the] descendants of Simeon mighty [men] of strength for war seven thousand and one hundred.
26 From Levi: 4,600,
Of [the] descendants of the Levite[s] four thousand and six hundred.
27 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
And Jehoiada [was] the leader of Aaron and [were] with him three thousand and seven hundred.
28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
And Zadok a young man mighty of strength and [the] house of father his commanders twenty and two.
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] descendants of Benjamin [the] relatives of Saul three thousand and until now greater part their [were] keeping [the] duty of [the] house of Saul.
30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
And of [the] descendants of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty [men] of strength men of names of [the] house of ancestors their.
31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
And of [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh eight-teen thousand who they had been designated by names to come to make king David.
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] descendants of Issachar [those who] knew understanding of the times to know what? will it do Israel chiefs their two hundred and all relatives their [were] on mouth their.
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.
From Zebulun [those who] go forth of war [those who] prepare of battle with all weapons of war fifty thousand and to help with not a heart and a heart.
34 From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
And of Naphtali commanders one thousand and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
35 From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
And of the Danite[s] [those who] prepare of battle twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36 From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
And of Asher [those who] go forth of war to deploy battle 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 Reubenite[s] and the Gadite[s] and [the] half of - [the] tribe of Manasseh with all weapons of war of battle 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 [were] men of war helpers of a battle line with a heart complete they came Hebron towards to make king David over all Israel and also all [the] remainder of Israel a heart one to make king David.
39 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
And they were there with David days three eating and drinking for they had prepared for them relatives their.
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 the [people] near to them to Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali [were] bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules - and on ox[en] food flour fig cakes and bunches of raisins and wine and oil and ox[en] and sheep to abundance for joy [was] in Israel.
