| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle. | 1Here's a list of those who came to David at Ziklag when he was unable to travel freely due to Saul son of Kish. They were among the elite soldiers who assisted him in battle. |
| 2They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul's relatives from Benjamin: | 2Equipped as archers, they could use both their right and left hands to shoot arrows and hurl stones. As descendants of Benjamin, they were Saul's relatives. |
| 3Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite; | 3Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth, |
| 4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite; | 4Ishmaiah from Gibeon (who was one of the elite among the Thirty and in charge over them), Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad from Gederah, |
| 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite; | 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; | 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the descendants of Korah, |
| 7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor. | 7and Jeroham's sons Joelah and Zebadiah from Gedor. |
| 8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains. | 8Mighty and experienced warriors from the descendants of Gad joined David at his wilderness stronghold. They were expert handlers of both shield and spear, with hardened looks and as agile as a gazelle on a mountain slope. |
| 9Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third, | 9Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third, |
| 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, | 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, |
| 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, | 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, |
| 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, | 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh. | 13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh. |
| 14These Gadites were army commanders; the least of them was a match for a hundred, and the greatest of them for a thousand. | 14These descendants of Gad were army leaders. The least of them was equal to a hundred other soldiers and the greatest to a thousand. |
| 15These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west. | 15These men crossed the Jordan in the first month of the year during flood season and chased out everyone in the valleys, to the east and to the west. |
| 16Other Benjaminites and men from Judah also went to David at the stronghold. | 16Later, some descendants of Benjamin and Judah approached David at his stronghold, |
| 17David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge." | 17and David went out to meet them. He told them, "If you've come in peace to be of help to me, then you'll have my commitment. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I'm innocent of wrongdoing, then may the God of our ancestors watch and judge." |
| 18Then the Spirit took control of Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: We are yours, David, we are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to him who helps you, for your God helps you. So David received them and made them leaders of his troops. | 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the Thirty, and he said, "David, we belong to you; we're with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your deliverer is your God." So David received them and assigned them to be officers over troops. |
| 19Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, "It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul." | 19Some of the descendants of Manasseh joined David when he was going to fight against Saul, accompanied by the Philistines. Even so, David was of no help to them, because the Philistine rulers were counseled to send him away. They told themselves, "He's going to go over to his master Saul at the cost of our heads." |
| 20When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. | 20As he traveled toward Ziklag, these descendants of Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders in charge thousands in Manasseh. |
| 21They helped David against the raiders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army. | 21They helped David against raiders, since they were all warriors and commanders in the army. |
| 22At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God. | 22Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army. |
| 23The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, according to the LORD's word, were as follows: | 23What follows is a listing of the divisions of battle-ready troops who joined David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, in accordance with what the LORD had spoken. |
| 24From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. | 24The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors, |
| 25From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war. | 25the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100, |
| 26From the Levites: 4,600 | 26and the descendants of Levi numbered 4,600. |
| 27in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men; | 27Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700. |
| 28and Zadok, a young brave warrior, with 22 commanders from his own ancestral house. | 28Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house. |
| 29From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul: 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul). | 29The tribe of Benjamin, relatives of Saul numbered 3,000, of whom most had remained allied to what remained of Saul's dynasty. |
| 30From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses. | 30The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households. |
| 31From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king. | 31The half-tribe of Manasseh supplied 18,000, who had been appointed specifically to come and establish David as king. |
| 32From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command. | 32The tribe of Issachar supplied 200 leaders, along with all of their relatives under their command. They kept up-to-date in their understanding of the times and knew what Israel should do. |
| 33From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David. | 33The tribe of Zebulun supplied 50,000 experienced troops, trained in the use of every kind of war weapon, in order to help David with undivided loyalty. |
| 34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear. | 34The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears. |
| 35From the Danites: 28,600 trained for battle. | 35The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops. |
| 36From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle. | 36The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops. |
| 37From across the Jordan--from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war. | 37The tribes of Reuben and Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan supplied 120,000 men armed with every kind of war weapon. |
| 38All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king. | 38All these warriors arrived in battle order at Hebron, fully intending to establish David as king over all Israel. Furthermore, all of the rest of Israel were united in their intent to make David king. |
| 39They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them. | 39They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them. |
| 40In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen--abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel. | 40Their neighbors came from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing provisions loaded on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought abundant provisions of meal, fig bars, raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, because there was joy in Israel. |
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