1 Chronicles 12

1 Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he was a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

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;

2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.

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:

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

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

4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader of the thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:

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:

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

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

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

Mashmannah, 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 Machbannai the eleventh.

Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbannai, the eleventh.

14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

These, were of the sons of Gad, chiefs of the host, —one to a hundred, the least, and, the greatest, to a thousand.

15 These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all who lived in the valleys, both toward the east and toward the west.

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.

16 Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

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

17 David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.”

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!

18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them captains of the band.

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.

19 Some of Manasseh also joined David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they didn’t help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

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.

20 As he went to Ziklag, some from Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

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;

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

and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all, —and they became captains in the host;

22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like God’s army.

for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him, —until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.

23 These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to Yahweh’s word.

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:

24 The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, armed for war.

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

25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war: seven thousand one hundred.

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

26 Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred.

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

27 Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,

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

28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

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

29 Of the children of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives: three thousand, for until then, the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house.

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.

30 Of the children of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

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

31 Of the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

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

32 Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.

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.

33 Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array with all kinds of instruments of war: fifty thousand who could command and were not of double heart.

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!

34 Of Naphtali: one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

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

35 Of the Danites who could set the battle in array: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

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

36 Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array: forty thousand.

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

37 On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle: one hundred twenty thousand.

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.

38 All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

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.

39 They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.

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

40 Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen: supplies of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.

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.