1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left to sling stones and shoot arrows from the bow. They were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.

3Their chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite,

4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the 30 and leading the 30,

5Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

6Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Hariphite,

7Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

8Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

9Some of the Gadites there withdrew to follow David to the stronghold in the wilderness. They were valiant men trained for battle, armed with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

10Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

11Mishmanna h the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

12Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

13Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

14Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

15These were the Gadites, leaders of the army. The least was equal to 100 and the greatest to 1,000.

16These were the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, routing all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

17Some of the children of Benjamin and also from Judah came to David at the stronghold.

18David went out to meet them and answered them saying, “If you come to me in peace to support me, then my heart will be united with you. But if it is to betray me to my adversaries, when my hands have done no wrong, then may the God of our fathers take notice and judge.”

19Then a spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the 30, “We are yours, David, on your side, son of Jesse. Shalom, shalom to you, and shalom to him who helps you, for your God supports you!” So David welcomed them and made them leaders of the troops.

20Some from Manasseh went over to David when he went with the Philistines to battle against Saul. But they did not help them because the Philistine rulers after consultation sent him away, saying: “It would cost us our heads if he defected to his master Saul.”

21When he went to Ziklag, these from Manasseh joined him—Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, Zillethai, the leaders of thousands that were from Manasseh.

22They helped David against the raiding bands, for all of them were valiant warriors and they were officers in the army.