1 Chronicles 12

1 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] 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 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 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 and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatiah (the Haruphite. *Q(K)*)

6 Elkanah and Isshiah and Azarel and Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites.

7 And Joelah and Zebadiah [the] sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

8 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 Eliab the third.

10 Mishmannah the fourth Jeremiah the fifth.

11 Attai the sixth Eliel the seventh.

12 Johanan the eighth Elzabad the ninth.

13 Jeremiah the tenth. Machbannai [the] one [plus] ten.

14 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 [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 And they came some of [the] descendants of Benjamin and Judah to to the fortress to David.

17 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 [the] descendants of Judah bearers of shield and spear six thousand and eight hundred [men] equipped of war.

25 Of [the] descendants of Simeon mighty [men] of strength for war seven thousand and one hundred.

26 Of [the] descendants of the Levite[s] four thousand and six hundred.

27 And Jehoiada [was] the leader of Aaron and [were] with him three thousand and seven hundred.

28 And Zadok a young man mighty of strength and [the] house of father his commanders twenty and two.

29 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 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 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 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 [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 And of Naphtali commanders one thousand and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

35 And of the Danite[s] [those who] prepare of battle twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

36 And of Asher [those who] go forth of war to deploy battle forty thousand.

37 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 [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 And they were there with David days three eating and drinking for they had prepared for them relatives their.

40 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.