1 N ow these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war,

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, his helpers in war.

2 a rmed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

3 T he chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

4 I shmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

and Ishmaiah 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, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

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

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

Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

7 a nd Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

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

8 S ome Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

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

Ezer the chief, 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, and Machbanai the eleventh.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

14 T hese were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand.

These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

15 T hese are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

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

16 T hen some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

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

17 A nd David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.”

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

18 T hen the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: “ We are yours, O David; We are on your side, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

19 A nd some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”

Of Manasseh also there fell away some 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 away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

20 W hen he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh.

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

21 A nd they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army.

And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.

22 F or at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God. David’s Army at Hebron

For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

23 N ow these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord:

And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

24 o f the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

25 o f the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred;

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

26 o f the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred;

Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

27 J ehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;

And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

28 Z adok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains;

and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

29 o f the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

30 o f the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house;

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.

31 o f the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;

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

32 o f the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;

And of the children of Issachar, 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 o f Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;

Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.

34 o f Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;

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

35 o f the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;

And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

36 o f Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;

And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

37 o f the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.

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

38 A ll these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

All these being men of war, that could order the 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 three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.

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

40 M oreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen—provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel.

Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.