| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now 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, | 1Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. |
| 2armed 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. | 2They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin. |
| 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; | 3The 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, |
| 4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; | 4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty. Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, |
| 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; | 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| 6Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; | 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites, |
| 7and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. | 7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. |
| 8Some 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: | 8From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains. |
| 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, | 9Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, |
| 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, | 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, |
| 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, | 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, |
| 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, | 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh. | 13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. |
| 14These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand. | 14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand. |
| 15These 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. | 15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west. |
| 16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. | 16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. |
| 17And 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.” | 17David went out to meet them, and said to them, "If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide." |
| 18Then 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. | 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David, And with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed, your God helps you!" Then David received them and made them captains of the band. |
| 19And 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.” | 19From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, "At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul." |
| 20When 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. | 20As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh. |
| 21And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army. | 21They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. |
| 22For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God. | 22For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God. |
| 23Now 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: | 23Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. |
| 24of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; | 24The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war. |
| 25of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; | 25Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. |
| 26of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; | 26Of the sons of Levi 4,600. |
| 27Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; | 27Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700, |
| 28Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains; | 28also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains. |
| 29of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul); | 29Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. |
| 30of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house; | 30Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' households. |
| 31of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; | 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king. |
| 32of 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; | 32Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command. |
| 33of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks; | 33Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart. |
| 34of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; | 34Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear. |
| 35of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; | 35Of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600. |
| 36of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; | 36Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation. |
| 37of 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. | 37From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. |
| 38All 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. | 38All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king. |
| 39And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. | 39They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them. |
| 40Moreover 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. | 40Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel. |
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