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¹ Now these [are] they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war.² [They were] armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in [hurling] stones, and [shooting] arrows from a bow, [even] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.³ The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,⁴ And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,⁵ Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,⁶ Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites.⁷ And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.⁸ And of the Gadites there separated themselves to David in the hold in the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;⁹ Ezer the first, 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, Machbanai the eleventh.¹⁴ These [were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least [was] over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.¹⁵ These [are] they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, [both] towards the east, and towards the west.¹⁶ And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold to David.¹⁷ And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you: but if [ye have come] to betray me to my enemies, seeing [there is] no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look [on it], and rebuke [it].¹⁸ Then the spirit came upon Amasai, [who was] chief of the captains, [and he said], Thine [are we], David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace [be] to thee, and peace [be] to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.¹⁹ And there fell [some] of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to [the jeopardy of] our heads.²⁰ And as he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of Manasseh.²¹ And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.²² For at [that] time day by day there came to David to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God.

²³ And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war, [and] came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.²⁴ The children of Judah that bore shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for war.²⁵ Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, seven thousand and one hundred.²⁶ Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.²⁷ And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred;²⁸ And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.²⁹ And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.³⁰ And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.³¹ And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.³² And of the children of Issachar, [who were men] that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their command.³³ Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, who could keep rank: [they were] not of double heart.³⁴ And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.³⁵ And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.³⁶ And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.³⁷ And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.³⁸ All these men of war, that could keep rank, 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.³⁹ And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.⁴⁰ Moreover, they that were nigh them, [even] to Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, [and] provision, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel.