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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1NowthesearetheythatcameH935toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732toZiklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860,whileheyetH5750kepthimselfclosebecauseofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027;andtheywereamongthemightyH1368menH1368,hishelpersH5826inwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2Theywerearmedwithbowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,andcould use boththerightמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231handandtheleftinslingingstonesH68andinshootingarrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖יםu.va.chi.TzimH2671fromthebowבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetH7198: theywereofSaul’sbrethrenofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144.

3Thechiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218wasAhiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295;thenJoashוְיוֹאָ֗שׁve.yo.'AshH3101,thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofShemaahtheGibeathite,andJeziel,andPeletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAzmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820,andBeracah,andJehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058theAnathothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

4andIshmaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460theGibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368amongthethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970,andoverthethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970,andJeremiah,andJahaziel,andJohanan,andJozabadtheGederathite,

5Eluzai,andJerimoth,andBealiah,andShemariah,andShephatiahtheHaruphite,

6Elkanah,andIsshiah,andAzarel,andJoezer,andJashobeam,theKorahites,

7andJoelah,andZebadiah,thesons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8AndoftheGadites there separated themselves unto Davidtothestrongholdinthewilderness, mightymenofvalor,mentrainedforwar,thatcould handle shieldandspear;whosefaceswerelikethefacesoflions,andtheywereasswiftastheroes uponthemountains:

9Ezerthechief, Obadiahthesecond, Eliabthethird,

10Mishmannahthefourth, Jeremiahthefifth,

11Attaithesixth, Elieltheseventh,

12Johanantheeighth, Elzabadtheninth,

13Jeremiahthetenth, Machbannaitheeleventh.

14TheseofthesonsofGad were captainsofthehost:hethatwasleastwasequaltoa hundred,andthegreatesttoa thousand.

15ThesearetheythatwentovertheJordaninthefirstmonth,whenithadoverflowedallits banks;andtheyputtoflightallthemofthevalleys, bothtowardtheeastandtowardthewest.

16AndtherecameofthechildrenofBenjaminandJudahtothestronghold unto David.

17AndDavidH1732wentH935outtomeetthem,andansweredandsaid untothem,IfyebecomeH935peaceably untometohelpme,myheartshallbeknit untoyou;butifyebecomeH935tobetraymetomineadversaries, seeingthereisnowronginmyhands,theGodofourfathers look thereon,andrebukeit.

18ThentheSpiritcameבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935uponAmasai,whowasH1961chiefofthethirty,andhesaidH559, Thinearewe,DavidH1732,andonthy side, thou sonofJesse:peaceH7965,peaceH7965beH1961unto thee,andpeaceH7965beH1961tothyhelpersH5826;forthyGodH430helpeth thee.ThenDavidH1732receivedthem,andmadethemcaptainsoftheband.

19OfManassehalsotherefellawaysometoDavidH1732,whenhecamewiththePhilistinesagainstSaultobattle:buttheyhelpedH5826themnot;forthelordsofthePhilistinesuponadvisementsenthimaway, saying,HewillfallawaytohismasterSaultothejeopardyofourheadsH7218.

20AshewentH935toZiklag, therefellH5307tohimofManassehH4519, Adnah,andJozabad,andJediael,andMichael,andJozabad,andElihu,andZillethai,captainsofthousandsthatwereofManassehH4519.

21Andtheyhelped Davidagainstthebandofrovers:fortheywereallmightymenofvalor,andwerecaptainsinthehost.

22ForfromdaytodaymenH1368cametoDavidH1732tohelpH5826him,untiltherewasH1961agreathostH6635,likethehostH6635ofGod.

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