1 Chronicles 12
1 Now these, are they who came unto David, to Ziklag, he yet being shut up, because of Saul son of Kish, —and, they, were among the heroes, helpers in the war;
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;
2 armed with the bow, using right hand or left with stones, and with arrows in the bow, —of the brethren of Saul, out of Benjamin:
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
3 the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, —and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
4 and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty, —and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite;
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah, and Shephatiah, the Haruphite;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6 Elkanah and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, of Gedor.
and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8 And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear, —and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:
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:
9 Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, —Eliab, the third;
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10 Mashmannah, 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, Machbannai, the eleventh.
Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These, were of the sons of Gad, chiefs of the host, —one to a hundred, the least, and, the greatest, to a thousand.
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
15 These, are they who passed over the Jordan, in the first month, when, it, was full, over all its banks, —and they put to flight all them of the vales, to the east and to the west.
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.
16 And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
17 And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity, —but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!
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.”
18 Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.
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.
19 And, of Manasseh, there fell away unto David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not, —for the lords of the Philistines advisedly sent him away, saying, At the price of our heads, he might fall away to his master, Saul.
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.”)
20 When he went into Ziklag, there fell away unto him, of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad, and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad, and Elihu and Zillethai, —chiefs of the thousands that pertained to Manasseh;
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.
21 and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all, —and they became captains in the host;
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him, —until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.
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.
23 And, these, are the numbers of the chiefs armed for war, they came unto David, to Hebron, —to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the bidding of Yahweh:
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:
24 Sons of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
25 Of sons of Simeon, heroes of valour for the war, seven thousand, and one hundred.
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
26 Of the sons of Levi, four thousand, and six hundred.
From Levi: 4,600,
27 And Jehoiada, was chief ruler for Aaron, —and, with him, three thousand and seven hundred;
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
28 and Zadok, a young man, a hero of valour, —and the house of his father, captains twenty and two.
and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
29 And, of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, three thousand, —and, hitherto, the greater part of them, had been keeping the charge of the house of Saul.
From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
30 And, of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand, and eight hundred, —heroes of valour, men of renown, to their ancestral house.
From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
31 And, of the half tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were distinguished by name, coming in to make David king.
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
32 And, of the sons of Issachar, such as were of good understanding of the times, to know what Israel, should do, their chiefs, were two hundred, and, all their brethren, were at their bidding.
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
33 Of Zebulun—such as were ready to go forth in host, expert for battle with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, —and for setting in array, not of two minds!
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.
34 And, of Naphtali, a thousand captains, —and, with them, with shield and spear, thirty-seven thousand.
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
35 And, of the Danite, expert for war, twenty-eight thousand, and six hundred.
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
36 And, of Asher, such as were ready to go forth in host to set in array for battle, forty thousand.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
37 And, from over the Jordan, of the Reubenites and Gadites and half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
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.
38 All these, being men of war, expert in setting in battle-array, with a perfect heart, came to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel, —moreover also, all the rest of Israel, were of one heart to make David king.
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.
39 So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, —for their brethren had made preparation for them.
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
40 Moreover also, they who were near of kin unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing bread, on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, meal-food, cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep—in abundance, —for there was joy Israel.
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.
