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The Mighty Men Join David
Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.
Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.
The Growth of David’s Army
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war,
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war,
They were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul’s kinsmen.
armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren.
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth,
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains:
Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand.
These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand.
These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.”
Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O David,
and with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.
“We are yours, O David,
and with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.
Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)
And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”
As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh.
They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army.
And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army.
For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God.
For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.
These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the Lord.
The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops.
Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.
of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred;
The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700.
Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;
Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers’ house.
Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains;
Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);
Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.
Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were expressly named to come and make David king.
of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;
Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.
of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;
Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear.
of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;
Of the Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle.
of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;
Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle.
of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;
Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war.
of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.
All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king.
All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.
And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.
And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen — provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel.