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1 Chronicles 12:8-18

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.

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