8 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 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. 14 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 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 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David. 17 And David H1732 went H935 out to meet them , and answered and said unto them , If ye be come H935 peaceably unto me to help me , my heart shall be knit unto you ; but if ye be come H935 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 Then the Spirit came בָּאתֶ֤ם ba.Tem H935 upon Amasai, who was H1961 chief of the thirty, and he said H559 , Thine are we , David H1732 , and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace H7965 , peace H7965 be H1961 unto thee, and peace H7965 be H1961 to thy helpers H5826 ; for thy God H430 helpeth thee. Then David H1732 received them , and made them captains of the band. 19 Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David H1732 , when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped H5826 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 H7218 . 20 As he went H935 to Ziklag, there fell H5307 to him of Manasseh H4519 , Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh H4519 . 21 And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host. 23 And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came H935 to David H1732 to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him , according to the word of Jehovah. 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed H2502 for war H6635 . 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war H6635 , seven thousand H505 and one hundred H3967 . 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand H505 and six hundred H3967 . 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand H505 and seven hundred H3967 , 28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty and two H3967 captains. 29 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 H1004 of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand H505 and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses H1004 . 31 And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand H505 , who were mentioned by name H8034 , to come and make David king. 32 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 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 And of Naphtali a thousand H505 captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand H505 . 35 And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand H505 and six hundred. 36 And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle H4421 in array , forty thousand H505 . 37 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 H4421 for the battle H4421 , a hundred and twenty thousand H505 . 38 All these , being men of war מִלְחָמָה֮ mil.cha.Mah H4421 , that could order the battle מִלְחָמָ֔ה mil.cha.Mah H4421 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 And they were there with David H1732 three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them . 40 Moreover they that were H1961 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 H1961 joy in Israel. 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