1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1Now these are they that cameH935 to DavidH1732 to ZiklagH6860, while he yet kept himself closeH6113 becauseH6440 of SaulH7586 the sonH1121 of KishH7027: and they were among the mighty menH1368, helpersH5826 of the warH4421.1

2They were armedH5401 with bowsH7198, and could use both the right handH3231 and the leftH8041 in hurling stonesH68 and shooting arrowsH2671 out of a bowH7198, even of Saul’sH7586 brethrenH251 of BenjaminH1144.

3The chiefH7218 was AhiezerH295, then JoashH3101, the sonsH1121 of ShemaahH8094 the GibeathiteH1395; and JezielH3149, and PeletH6404, the sonsH1121 of AzmavethH5820; and BerachahH1294, and JehuH3058 the AntothiteH6069,2

4And IsmaiahH3460 the GibeoniteH1393, a mighty manH1368 among the thirtyH7970, and over the thirtyH7970; and JeremiahH3414, and JahazielH3166, and JohananH3110, and JosabadH3107 the GederathiteH1452,

5EluzaiH498, and JerimothH3406, and BealiahH1183, and ShemariahH8114, and ShephatiahH8203 the HaruphiteH2741,

6ElkanahH511, and JesiahH3449, and AzareelH5832, and JoezerH3134, and JashobeamH3434, the KorhitesH7145,

7And JoelahH3132, and ZebadiahH2069, the sonsH1121 of JerohamH3395 of GedorH1446.

8And of the GaditesH1425 there separatedH914 themselves unto DavidH1732 into the holdH4679 to the wildernessH4057 menH1368 of mightH2428, and menH582 of warH6635 fit for the battleH4421, that could handleH6186 shieldH6793 and bucklerH7420, whose facesH6440 were like the facesH6440 of lionsH738, and were as swiftH4116 as the roesH6643 upon the mountainsH2022;34

9EzerH5829 the firstH7218, ObadiahH5662 the secondH8145, EliabH446 the thirdH7992,

10MishmannahH4925 the fourthH7243, JeremiahH3414 the fifthH2549,

11AttaiH6262 the sixthH8345, ElielH447 the seventhH7637,

12JohananH3110 the eighthH8066, ElzabadH443 the ninthH8671,

13JeremiahH3414 the tenthH6224, MachbanaiH4344 the eleventhH6240H6249.

14These were of the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, captainsH7218 of the armyH6635: oneH259 of the leastH6996 was over an hundredH3967, and the greatestH1419 over a thousandH505.5

15These are they that went overH5674 JordanH3383 in the firstH7223 monthH2320, when it had overflownH4390 all his banksH1428H1415; and they put to flightH1272 all them of the valleysH6010, both toward the eastH4217, and toward the westH4628.6

16And there cameH935 of the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 and JudahH3063 to the holdH4679 unto DavidH1732.

17And DavidH1732 went outH3318 to meetH6440 them, and answeredH6030 and saidH559 unto them, If ye be comeH935 peaceablyH7965 unto me to helpH5826 me, mine heartH3824 shall be knitH3162 unto you: but if ye be come to betrayH7411 me to mine enemiesH6862, seeing there is noH3808 wrongH2555 in mine handsH3709, the GodH430 of our fathersH1 lookH7200 thereon, and rebukeH3198 it.789

18Then the spiritH7307 cameH3847 upon AmasaiH6022, who was chiefH7218 of the captainsH7991H7970, and he said, Thine are we, DavidH1732, and on thy side, thou sonH1121 of JesseH3448: peaceH7965, peaceH7965 be unto thee, and peaceH7965 be to thine helpersH5826; for thy GodH430 helpethH5826 thee. Then DavidH1732 receivedH6901 them, and madeH5414 them captainsH7218 of the bandH1416.10

19And there fellH5307 some of ManassehH4519 to DavidH1732, when he cameH935 with the PhilistinesH6430 against SaulH7586 to battleH4421: but they helpedH5826 them not: for the lordsH5633 of the PhilistinesH6430 upon advisementH6098 sentH7971 him away, sayingH559, He will fallH5307 to his masterH113 SaulH7586 to the jeopardy of our headsH7218.11

20As he wentH3212 to ZiklagH6860, there fellH5307 to him of ManassehH4519, AdnahH5734, and JozabadH3107, and JediaelH3043, and MichaelH4317, and JozabadH3107, and ElihuH453, and ZilthaiH6769, captainsH7218 of the thousandsH505 that were of ManassehH4519.

21And they helpedH5826 DavidH1732 against the bandH1416 of the rovers: for they were all mighty menH1368 of valourH2428, and were captainsH8269 in the armyH6635.12

22For at that timeH6256 dayH3117 by dayH3117 there cameH935 to DavidH1732 to helpH5826 him, until it was a greatH1419 armyH4264, like the armyH4264 of GodH430.