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;

These also are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battel.

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 weaponed with bowes, and could vse the right and the left hand with stones and with arrowes and with bowes, and were of Sauls brethren, euen of Beniamin.

3 the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, —and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

The chiefe were Ahiezer, and Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet the sonnes of Asinaueth, Berachah and Iehu the Antothite,

4 and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty, —and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite;

And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iehaziel, and Iohanan, and Ioshabad the Gederathite,

5 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah, and Shephatiah, the Haruphite;

Eluzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

6 Elkanah and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

Elkanah, and Ishiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, Iashobeam of Hakorehim,

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

And Ioelah, and Zebadiah, the sonnes of Ieroham of 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:

And of the Gadites there separated them selues some vnto Dauid into the holde of the wildernesse, valiant men of warre, and men of armes, and apt for battel, which coulde handle speare and shielde, and their faces were like the faces of lyons, and were like the roes in the mountaines in swiftnesse,

9 Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, —Eliab, the third;

Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 Mashmannah, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth;

Mishmanah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift,

11 Attai, the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

Attai the sixt, Eliel the seuenth,

12 Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth;

Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbannai, the eleventh.

Ieremiah the tenth, Macbannai the eleuenth.

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 were the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least could resist an hundreth, and the greatest 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 they that went ouer Iorden in the first moneth when he had filled ouer all his bankes, and put to flight all them of the valley, toward the East and the West.

16 And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.

And there came of the children of Beniamin, and Iudah to the hold vnto Dauid,

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 Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.

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.

And the spirit came vpon Amasai, which was the chiefe of thirtie, and he said, Thine are we, Dauid, and with thee, O sonne of Ishai. Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be vnto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then Dauid receiued them, and made them captaines of the garison.

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.

And of Manasseh some fell to Dauid, when he came with the Philistims against Saul to battell, but they helped them not: for the Princes of the Philistims by aduisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul for our heads.

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;

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of 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;

And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste.

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 day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste 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:

And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord.

24 Sons of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre.

25 Of sons of Simeon, heroes of valour for the war, seven thousand, and one hundred.

Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth.

26 Of the sons of Levi, four thousand, and six hundred.

Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth.

27 And Jehoiada, was chief ruler for Aaron, —and, with him, three thousand and seven hundred;

And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron: and with him three thousande and seuen hundreth.

28 and Zadok, a young man, a hero of valour, —and the house of his father, captains twenty and two.

And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines.

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.

And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul three thousande: for a great part of them vnto that time kept the warde of the house of Saul.

30 And, of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand, and eight hundred, —heroes of valour, men of renown, to their ancestral house.

And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers.

31 And, of the half tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were distinguished by name, coming in to make David king.

And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid 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.

And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, and all their brethren were at their commandement.

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!

Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart.

34 And, of Naphtali, a thousand captains, —and, with them, with shield and spear, thirty-seven thousand.

And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande.

35 And, of the Danite, expert for war, twenty-eight thousand, and six hundred.

And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth.

36 And, of Asher, such as were ready to go forth in host to set in array for battle, forty thousand.

And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand.

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 of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand.

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 warre that coulde leade an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid King:

39 So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, —for their brethren had made preparation for them.

And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared 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.

Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.