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| 1These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted 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 armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were: | 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. |
| 3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, 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, one of the thirty warriors and their leader, 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, who were 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 of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. | 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 leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third, | 9Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third, |
| 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, | 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, |
| 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, | 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, |
| 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, | 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbannai the eleventh. | 13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh. |
| 14These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest 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. |
| 15They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and 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. |
| 16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David's stronghold. | 16Later, some descendants of Benjamin and Judah approached David at his stronghold, |
| 17David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice 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." |
| 18But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: "We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!" So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands. | 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 men from Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying: "It would be disastrous for us if he deserts 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, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of 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 fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army. | 21They helped David against raiders, since they were all warriors and commanders in the army. |
| 22Each day men came to help David until his army became very large. | 22Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army. |
| 23The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul's place, in accordance with the LORD's decree: | 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 Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. | 24The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors, |
| 25From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors. | 25the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100, |
| 26From Levi there were 4,600. | 26and the descendants of Levi numbered 4,600. |
| 27Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron's descendants, brought 3,700 men with him, | 27Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700. |
| 28along with Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two leaders from his family. | 28Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house. |
| 29From Benjamin, Saul's tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to 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 Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families. | 30The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households. |
| 31From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been 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 Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command--they understood the times and knew what Israel should do. | 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 there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty. | 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 there were 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears. | 34The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears. |
| 35From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle. | 35The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops. |
| 36From Asher there were 40,000 warriors prepared for battle. | 36The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops. |
| 37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons. | 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 men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become 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 feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions. | 39They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them. |
| 40Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating. | 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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