1 T hese are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he yet concealed himself because of Saul son of Kish; they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;

2 T hey were bowmen and could use the right hand or the left to sling stones or shoot arrows from the bow; they were of Saul’s kinsmen of Benjamin.

armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

3 T he chief was Ahiezer and then Joash the sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, and Jehu of Anathoth,

the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

4 I shmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the Thirty and a over them; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah,

and Jishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite.

5 E luzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

6 E lkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

Elkanah, and Jishijah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

7 J oelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8 O f the Gadites there went over to David to the stronghold in the wilderness men of might, men trained for war who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as gazelles on the mountains:

And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:

9 E zer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 M ishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11 A ttai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12 J ohanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13 J eremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

14 T hese Gadites were officers of the army. The lesser was equal to and over a hundred, and the greater equal to and over a thousand.

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 T hese are the men who went over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, east and west.

These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.

16 T here came some of the men of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

17 D avid went out to meet them and said to them, If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no violence or wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look upon and rebuke you.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see and rebuke.

18 T hen the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Yours we are, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse! Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers, for your God helps you. Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, Thine, David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.

19 S ome of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. But men did not actually fight with them, for the lords of the Philistines, upon advisement, sent him away, saying, He will desert to his master Saul at the risk of our heads.

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 deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.

20 A s David went to Ziklag, there deserted to him of Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

As he went away 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 T hey helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of courage, and became commanders in army.

And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

22 F or at that time day by day men kept coming to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

For day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.

23 T hese are the numbers of the armed divisions who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord:

And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

24 T hose of Judah, who bore shield and spear, were 6, 800 armed for war;

The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.

25 T hose of Simeon, mighty and brave warriors, 7, 100;

Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for war, seven thousand one hundred.

26 T hose of Levi, 4, 600—

Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.

27 J ehoiada was the leader of the Aaronite, and with him were 3, 700,

And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;

28 A nd Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two captains from his own father’s house;

and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.

29 O f the Benjamites, the kindred of Saul, 3, 000—hitherto the majority of them had kept their allegiance and the charge of the house of Saul;

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.

30 O f the Ephraimites, 20, 800, mighty in valor, famous in their fathers’ houses;

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.

31 O f the half-tribe of Manasseh, 18, 000, who were mentioned by name to come and make David king;

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

32 A nd of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs; and all their kinsmen were under their command;

And of the children of Issachar, who 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 bidding.

33 O f Zebulun, 50, 000 experienced troops, fitted out with all kinds of weapons and instruments of war that could order and set the battle in array, men not of double purpose but stable and trustworthy.

Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.

34 O f Naphtali, 1, 000 captains, and with them 37, 000 with shield and spear;

And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.

35 O f Dan, 28, 600, men who could set the battle in array;

And of the Danites armed for war twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

36 O f Asher, men able to go forth to battle, fit for active service, 40, 000;

And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.

37 O n the other side of the Jordan River, of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 120, 000 men, armed with all the weapons and instruments of war.

And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

38 A ll these, being men of war arrayed in battle order, came with a perfect and sincere heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

All of them men of war, keeping rank in battle array, 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 A nd they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;

40 A lso those who were near them from as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, abundant supplies of meal, cakes of figs, bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.

and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.