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1 Following are the men who joined David at Ziklag while he was still being kept away from Sha'ul the son of Kish; they were among the warriors who helped him fight his battles.
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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 archers who could use either hand to sling stones or shoot arrows from a bow; they were Sha'ul's kinsmen from Binyamin.
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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
3 Their leader was Achi'ezer, then Yo'ash, the sons of Sh'ma'ah the Giv'ati, Y'zi'el, Pelet, the sons of 'Azmavet, B'rakhah, Yehu from 'Anatot,
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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 Yishma'yah the Giv'oni, one of the strongest of the thirty and commander of the thirty,
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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 (4b) Yirmeyah, Yachzi'el, Yochanan, Yozavad from G'derah,5 El'uzai, Yerimot, B'alyah, Sh'maryah, Sh'fatyah the Harufi,
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Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, Yishiyahu, 'Azar'el, Yo'ezer, Yashov'am the Korchi,
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Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
7 and Yo'elah and Z'vadyah the sons of Yerocham from G'dor.
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And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 From the Gadi a number of strong, brave, trained fighting men defected to David at the fortress in the desert. They could handle shield and spear, they were as fierce as lions, and they were as fast as deer on the hills:
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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to 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 was the leader, 'Ovadyah was second, Eli'av third,
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Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmanah fourth, Yirmeyah fifth,
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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 'Atai sixth, Eli'el seventh,
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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Yochanan eighth, Elzavad ninth,
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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Yirmeyah tenth, and Makhbanai eleventh.
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Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These descendants of Gad were army commanders; the least of them was worth a hundred, and the greatest worth a thousand.
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These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 These are the men who crossed the Yarden during the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks, and drove out all those who lived in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
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These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 From the descendants of Binyamin and Y'hudah a number came to David at the fortress.
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And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 When David went out to meet them, he said, "If you are coming to me in peace to help me, my heart will be bonded to yours. But if you are coming to betray me to my enemies, then, since I have done nothing wrong, may the God of our fathers see it and judge."
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And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the Spirit covered 'Amasai the chief commander, and he said: "We are yours, David; on your side, son of Yishai! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers; for your God helps you." David welcomed them and made them senior officers.
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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 unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
19 From M'nasheh some defected to David when he was about to go with the P'lishtim to fight against Sha'ul; but they ended up not helping them; because the rulers of the P'lishtim, after consultation, sent David away, saying, "He will defect to his master Sha'ul at the cost of our heads."
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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 As he was on his way to Ziklag, those who defected to him from M'nasheh included 'Adnach, Yozavad, Y'dia'el, Mikha'el, Yozavad, Elihu and Tziltai, commanders of thousands from M'nasheh.
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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 They helped David against the raiding band, for they were all strong, brave men who were commanders in the army.
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And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 Indeed, reinforcements to assist David reached him daily, until there was a great army, like the army of God.
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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 Following are the numbers of those who came armed for war to David in Hevron, in order to transfer to him the kingdom of Sha'ul, according to what ADONAI had said.
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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 descendants of Y'hudah bearing shields and spears numbered 6,800, armed for war.
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The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
25 Of the descendants of Shim'on, strong, brave men for war, there were 7,100.
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Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the descendants of Levi, there were 4,600.
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Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 Y'hoyada was the leader of the house of Aharon, and with him were 3,700;
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And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
28 also Tzadok, a young man, strong and brave, with twenty-two commanders from his father's family.
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And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
29 Of the descendants of Binyamin the kinsmen of Sha'ul, there were 3,000; for up until then, the majority of them had remained loyal to the house of Sha'ul.
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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 Of the descendants of Efrayim, there were 20,800 strong, brave men, well known in their fathers' families.
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And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31 Of the half-tribe of M'nasheh, 18,000 were designated by name to come and make David king.
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And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32 Of the descendants of Yissakhar, men who understood the times and knew what Isra'el ought to do, there were 200 leaders, and all their kinsmen were under their command.
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And of the children of Issachar, which 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 commandment.
33 Of Z'vulun, 50,000 men were fit for military service, experienced in war and able to use all kinds of weapons; they were brave, and none was doubleminded.
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Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
34 Of Naftali, there were 1,000 officers, and with them 37,000 troops having shields and spears.
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And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
35 Of Dan, 28,600 were experienced in war.
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And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36 Of Asher, 40,000 men were fit for military service and experienced in war.
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And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
37 On the other side of the Yarden, from the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons for battle.
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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, an hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these soldiers who were experienced in war came to Hevron wholeheartedly to make David king over all Isra'el, and all the rest from Isra'el were single-hearted in wanting to make David king.
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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 They remained there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.
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And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
40 Moreover, those who were near them - and even those as far as Yissakhar, Z'vulun and Naftali - brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen: baked goods, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, and oxen and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Isra'el.
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Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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