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 [the] to come (in): come to(wards) David to/for Ziklag still to restrain from face: before Saul son: child Kish and they(masc.) in/on/with mighty man to help [the] battle

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):

to handle bow to go right and to go left in/on/with stone and in/on/with arrow in/on/with bow from brother: male-relative 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] head: leader Ahiezer and Joash son: child [the] Shemaah [the] Gibeathite (and Jeziel *Q(K)*) and Pelet son: child Azmaveth and Beracah and Jehu [the] Anathoth

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 mighty man in/on/with thirty and upon [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] Korahite

7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

and Joelah and Zebadiah son: child Jeroham from [the] 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 from [the] Gad to separate to(wards) David to/for stronghold wilderness [to] mighty man [the] strength human army: war to/for battle to arrange shield and spear and face lion face their and like/as gazelle upon [the] mountain: mount to/for to hasten

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

Ezer [the] head: leader 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 eleven ten

14 These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

these from son: descendant/people Gad head: leader [the] army one to/for hundred [the] small and [the] great: large to/for 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 they(masc.) which to pass [obj] [the] Jordan in/on/with month [the] first and he/she/it to fill upon all (bank his *Q(K)*) and to flee [obj] all [the] valley to/for east and to/for west

16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

and to come (in): come from son: descendant/people Benjamin and Judah till to/for stronghold to/for 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 to come out: come David to/for face: before their and to answer and to say to/for them if to/for peace: friendship to come (in): come to(wards) me to/for to help me to be to/for me upon you heart to/for unitedness and if to/for to deceive me to/for enemy my in/on/with not violence in/on/with palm my to see: see God father our and to rebuke

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 spirit to clothe [obj] Amasai head: leader ([the] officer *Q(K)*) to/for you David and with you son: child Jesse peace peace to/for you and peace to/for to help you for to help you God your and to receive them David and to give: put them in/on/with head: leader [the] 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 from Manasseh to fall: deserting upon David in/on/with to come (in): come he with Philistine upon Saul to/for battle and not to help them for in/on/with counsel to send: depart him lord Philistine to/for to say in/on/with head our to fall: deserting to(wards) 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.

in/on/with to go: went he to(wards) Ziklag to fall: deserting upon him from Manasseh Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai head: leader [the] thousand which to/for Manasseh

21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.

and they(masc.) to help with David upon [the] band for mighty man strength all their and to be ruler in/on/with 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/for time day: daily in/on/with day: daily to come (in): come upon David to/for to help him till to/for camp great: large like/as camp 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 number head: group [the] to arm to/for army to come (in): come upon David Hebron [to] to/for to turn: turn royalty Saul to(wards) him like/as lip: word LORD

24 From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

son: descendant/people Judah to lift: bear shield and spear six thousand and eight hundred to arm army

25 From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.

from son: descendant/people Simeon mighty man strength to/for army: war seven thousand and hundred

26 From Levi: 4,600,

from son: descendant/people [the] Levi four thousand and six hundred

27 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

and Jehoiada [the] leader to/for Aaron and 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 youth mighty man strength and house: household father his ruler 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 from son: descendant/people Benjamin brother: male-relative Saul three thousand and till here/thus greatness their to keep: obey charge house: household Saul

30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

and from son: descendant/people Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty man strength human name to/for house: household father their

31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

and from half tribe Manasseh eight ten thousand which to pierce in/on/with name to/for to come (in): come to/for to reign [obj] 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 from son: descendant/people Issachar to know understanding to/for time to/for to know what? to make: do Israel head: leader their hundred and all brother: male-relative their upon lip: word 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 to come out: regular army: war to arrange battle in/on/with all article/utensil battle fifty thousand and to/for to help in/on/with not heart and heart

34 From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

and from Naphtali ruler thousand and with them in/on/with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand

35 From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.

and from [the] Danite to arrange battle twenty and eight thousand and six hundred

36 From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.

and from Asher to come out: regular army: war to/for to arrange 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 side: beyond to/for Jordan from [the] Reubenite and [the] Gad and half tribe: staff Manasseh in/on/with all article/utensil army: war battle 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 human battle to help rank in/on/with heart complete to come (in): come Hebron [to] to/for to reign [obj] David upon all Israel and also all remnant Israel heart one to/for to reign [obj] David

39 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

and to be there with David day three to eat and to drink for to establish: prepare to/for them brother: male-sibling 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] near to(wards) them till Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali to come (in): come food in/on/with donkey and in/on/with camel and in/on/with mule and in/on/with cattle food flour fig cake and cluster and wine and oil and cattle and flock to/for abundance for joy in/on/with Israel