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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David in the fortress in the wilderness, men of might of war
fit for the battle, put in order with shield and buckler, whose faces
were like the faces of lions and
were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
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Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, Eliab, the third,
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Mishmannah, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth,
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Attai, the sixth, Eliel, the seventh,
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Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth,
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Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbanai, the eleventh.
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These
were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host. One of the least
was over one hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.
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These went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks, and they put to flight all
those of the valleys to the east and to the west.
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Likewise,
some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David, to the fortress.
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And David went out to meet them and answered and said unto them, If you are come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if
you are come to betray me to my enemies, seeing
there is no violence in my hands,
let the God of our fathers look
thereon and rebuke
it.
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Then the spirit clothed himself in Amasai,
who was chief of the thirty,
and he said, For thee, O David, and with thee, thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace
be unto thee, and peace
be to thy helpers; for thy God helps thee. Then David received them and put them among the captains of the band.