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1 These were the men who came to David at Ziklag when David was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped David in battle.
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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.
2 They came with bows for weapons and could use either their right or left hands to shoot arrows or to sling rocks. They were Saul's relatives from the tribe of Benjamin.
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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.
3 Ahiezer was their leader, and there was Joash. (Ahiezer and Joash were sons of Shemaah, who was from the town of Gibeah.) There were also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth. There were Beracah and Jehu from the town of Anathoth.
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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,
4 And there was Ishmaiah from the town of Gibeon; he was one of the Thirty. In fact, he was the leader of the Thirty. There were Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah.
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Yishma'yah the Giv'oni, one of the strongest of the thirty and commander of the thirty,
5 There were Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, and Shemariah. There was Shephatiah from Haruph.
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(4b) Yirmeyah, Yachzi'el, Yochanan, Yozavad from G'derah,5 El'uzai, Yerimot, B'alyah, Sh'maryah, Sh'fatyah the Harufi,
6 There were Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam from the family group of Korah.
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Elkanah, Yishiyahu, 'Azar'el, Yo'ezer, Yashov'am the Korchi,
7 And there were Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham, from the town of Gedor.
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and Yo'elah and Z'vadyah the sons of Yerocham from G'dor.
8 Part of the people of Gad joined David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors trained for war and skilled with shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and as fast as gazelles over the hills.
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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:
9 Ezer was the leader of Gad's army, and Obadiah was second in command. Eliab was third,
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'Ezer was the leader, 'Ovadyah was second, Eli'av third,
10 Mishmannah was fourth, Jeremiah was fifth,
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Mishmanah fourth, Yirmeyah fifth,
11 Attai was sixth, Eliel was seventh,
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'Atai sixth, Eli'el seventh,
12 Johanan was eighth, Elzabad was ninth,
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Yochanan eighth, Elzavad ninth,
13 Jeremiah was tenth, and Macbannai was eleventh in command.
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Yirmeyah tenth, and Makhbanai eleventh.
14 They were the commanders of the army from Gad. The least of these leaders was in charge of a hundred soldiers, and the greatest was in charge of a thousand.
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These descendants of Gad were army commanders; the least of them was worth a hundred, and the greatest worth a thousand.
15 They crossed the Jordan River and chased away the people living in the valleys, to the east and to the west. This happened in the first month of the year when the Jordan floods the valley.
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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.
16 Other people from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his stronghold.
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From the descendants of Binyamin and Y'hudah a number came to David at the fortress.
17 David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come peacefully to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to turn me over to my enemies, even though I have done nothing wrong, the God of our fathers will see this and punish you."
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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."
18 Then the Spirit entered Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said: "We belong to you, David. We are with you, son of Jesse. Success, success to you. Success to those who help you, because your God helps you." So David welcomed these men and made them leaders of his army.
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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.
19 Some of the men from Manasseh also joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. But David and his men did not really help the Philistines. After talking about it, the Philistine leaders decided to send David away. They said, "If David goes back to his master Saul, we will be killed."
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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."
20 These are the men from Manasseh who joined David when he went to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them was a leader of a thousand men from Manasseh.
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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.
21 All these men of Manasseh were brave soldiers, and they helped David fight against groups of men who went around the country robbing people. These soldiers became commanders in David's army.
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They helped David against the raiding band, for they were all strong, brave men who were commanders in the army.
22 Every day more men joined David, and his army became large, like the army of God.
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Indeed, reinforcements to assist David reached him daily, until there was a great army, like the army of God.
23 These are the numbers of the soldiers ready for battle who joined David at Hebron. They came to help turn the kingdom of Saul over to David, just as the Lord had said.
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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.
24 There were sixty-eight hundred men with their weapons from Judah. They carried shields and spears.
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The descendants of Y'hudah bearing shields and spears numbered 6,800, armed for war.
25 There were seventy-one hundred men from Simeon. They were warriors ready for war.
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Of the descendants of Shim'on, strong, brave men for war, there were 7,100.
26 There were forty-six hundred men from Levi.
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Of the descendants of Levi, there were 4,600.
27 Jehoiada, a leader from Aaron's family, was in that group. There were thirty-seven hundred with him.
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Y'hoyada was the leader of the house of Aharon, and with him were 3,700;
28 Zadok was also in that group. He was a strong young warrior, and with him came twenty-two leaders from his family.
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also Tzadok, a young man, strong and brave, with twenty-two commanders from his father's family.
29 There were three thousand men from Benjamin, who were Saul's relatives. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul's family until then.
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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.
30 There were twenty thousand eight hundred men from Ephraim. They were brave warriors and were famous men in their own family groups.
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Of the descendants of Efrayim, there were 20,800 strong, brave men, well known in their fathers' families.
31 There were eighteen thousand men from West Manasseh. Each one was especially chosen to make David king.
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Of the half-tribe of M'nasheh, 18,000 were designated by name to come and make David king.
32 There were two hundred leaders from Issachar. They knew what Israel should do, and they knew the right time to do it. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
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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.
33 There were fifty thousand men from Zebulun. They were trained soldiers and knew how to use every kind of weapon of war. They followed David completely.
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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.
34 There were one thousand officers from Naphtali. They had thirty-seven thousand soldiers with them who carried shields and spears.
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Of Naftali, there were 1,000 officers, and with them 37,000 troops having shields and spears.
35 There were twenty-eight thousand six hundred men from Dan, who were ready for war.
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Of Dan, 28,600 were experienced in war.
36 There were forty thousand trained soldiers from Asher, who were ready for war.
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Of Asher, 40,000 men were fit for military service and experienced in war.
37 There were one hundred twenty thousand soldiers from the east side of the Jordan River from the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. They had every kind of weapon.
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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.
38 All these fighting men were ready to go to war. They came to Hebron fully agreed to make David king of all Israel. All the other Israelites also agreed to make David king.
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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.
39 They spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their relatives had prepared food for them.
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They remained there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.
40 Also, their neighbors came from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought much flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil, cows, and sheep, because the people of Israel were very happy.
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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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