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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1NowH935theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are they thatcameH935toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732toZiklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860,whileע֣וֹדodH5750he yetkeptH6113himselfH6440closeH6113becauseH6440ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027: and they were among themightyH1368menH1368, hishelpersעֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.ReiH5826inwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2They were armed withbowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, and could use both therightמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231handH3231and theleftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙u.mas.mi.LimH8041in slingingstonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔יםba.'a.va.NimH68and in shootingarrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖יםu.va.chi.TzimH2671from thebowבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetH7198; they were ofSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586brethrenמֵאֲחֵ֥יme.'a.CheiH251ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144.

3Thechiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218wasAhiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295, thenJoashוְיוֹאָ֗שׁve.yo.'AshH3101, thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofShemaahהַשְּׁמָעָ֣הha.she.ma.'AhH8094theGibeathiteהַגִּבְעָתִ֔יha.giv.'a.TiH1395; andJezielוִיזִיאֵ֥לvi.zu.'elH3149, andPeletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAzmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820; andBeracahוּבְרָכָ֕הu.ve.ra.KhahH1294, andJehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058theAnathothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069;

4andIshmaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460theGibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393, amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368among thethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970and over thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the hold in the wilderness, mightymenH1121of valour,menH1121trained for war, that could handle shield and spear;whoseH1121faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third;

10Mishmannah the fourth; Jeremiah the fifth;

11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth;

13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to an hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

15TheseH428are they that went over Jordan in thefirstH259month, when it had overflownallH259its banks; and they put to flightallH259them of the valleys, bothtowardH259the east, andtowardH259the west.

16And therecameלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

17AndDavidH1732wentH935outH4480to meet them, andansweredH935and said unto them,IfH1121ye becomeH935peaceably untomeH4480to helpmeH4480,mineH4480heart shall be knit untoyouעַד־'ad-H5704: butifH1121ye becomeH935to betraymeH4480tomineH4480adversaries, seeing there isnoH4480wrong inmineH4480hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

18Then the spiritcameבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935uponעֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH5921Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thine areweH518,DavidH1732, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse:peaceH7965,peaceH7965be unto thee, andpeaceH7965be to thinehelpersH5826; for thyGodH430helpeth thee. ThenDavidH1732receivedH935them, andmadeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961them captains of the band.

19Of Manasseh also there fellawayH5973some toDavidH1732, when hecameH3847with the PhilistinesagainstH5973Saul to battle, but theyhelpedH5826themnotH1732: for the lords of the PhilistinesuponH3847advisementsentH5414himawayH5973, saying, He will fallawayH5973to hismasterH5414Saul to the jeopardy of ourheadsH7218.

20As hewentבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Ziklag, therefellH5307to him ofManassehH4519, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai,captainsH7218of thousands that were ofManassehH4519.

21And they helped DavidagainstH5921thebandH7218of rovers: for they wereallהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505mightymenH7218of valour, and werecaptainsH7218in the host.

22For from day to day therecameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961toDavidH1732tohelpH5826him,untilH5921it was agreatגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368hostH6635, like thehostH6635of God.

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