1Ch 12:1 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.
1Ch 12:2 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.
1Ch 12:3 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,
1Ch 12:4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the
thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
1Ch 12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
Haruphite,
1Ch 12:6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the
Korhites,
1Ch 12:7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
1Ch 12:8 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;
1Ch 12:9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1Ch 12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
1Ch 12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
1Ch 12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
1Ch 12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
1Ch 12:14 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.
1Ch 12:15 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.
1Ch 12:16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto
David.
1Ch 12:17 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.
1Ch 12:18 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 unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then
David received them, and made them captains of the band.
1Ch 12:19 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.
1Ch 12:20 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.
1Ch 12:21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were
all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
1Ch 12:22 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.
1Ch 12:23 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.
1Ch 12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and
eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
1Ch 12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven
thousand and one hundred.
1Ch 12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
1Ch 12:27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three
thousand and seven hundred;
1Ch 12:28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house
twenty and two captains.
1Ch 12:29 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.
1Ch 12:30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred,
mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
1Ch 12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were
expressed by name, to come and make David king.
1Ch 12:32 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.
1Ch 12:33 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.
1Ch 12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and
spear thirty and seven thousand.
1Ch 12:35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six
hundred.
1Ch 12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty
thousand.
1Ch 12:37 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, an hundred and twenty thousand.
1Ch 12:38 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.
1Ch 12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for
their brethren had prepared for them.
1Ch 12:40 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.