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I Chronicles
Chapter 12
1
Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag,
while
he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish.
And
they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
2
They were armed with bows,
and
could use both the right hand and the left
in
hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow,
even
of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
3
The chief was Ahiezer,
then
Joash,
the
sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;
and
Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth;
and
Berachah,
and
Jehu the Antothite, 4
and
Ismaiah the Gibeonite,
a
mighty man among the thirty,
and
over the thirty;
and
Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan,
and
Josabad the Gederathite, 5
Eluzai,
and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah,
and
Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6
Elkanah,
and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer,
and
Jashobeam, the Korhites, 7
and
Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8
And of the Gadites
there
separated themselves unto David
into
the hold to the desert men of might,
and
men of war fit for the battle,
who
could handle shield and buckler,
whose
faces were like the faces of lions,
and
were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; 9
Ezer
the first,
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,
Machbanai
the eleventh.
14
These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the army/host.
One
of the least was over an hundred,
and
the greatest over a thousand.
15
These are those who went over Jordan in the first month,
when
it had overflown all his 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 hold unto David.
17~~Then
David went out to meet them.
He
both challenged and spoke peacefully to them,
"If
you have come peaceably to me, help me, he said,
'I
will recruit you'
{idiom. Literally: 'my 'right lobe'/heart shall be united with you'}.
But
if you have come to betray me to my enemies,
when
my hands are free from violence,
then
may the 'Elohiym/Godhead of our fathers
see
it and judge it."
18~~Then
the spirit filled Amasa,
who
was in charge of the 30 recruits, and he said,
"We
are yours, O David, we are with you O son of Jesse.
Success
and prosperity to you,
and
success to those who help you.
Obviously,
'Elohiym/Godhead will help you.
Then
David received them, and made them leaders of the recruits.
{Note:
See more of Amasa at II Samuel 17. 25}
19
And there fell some of Manasseh to David,
when
he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle.
But
they helped them not . . .
for
the lords of the Philistines
upon
advisement
sent
him away, saying,
He
will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20
As he went to Ziklag,
there
fell to him of Manasseh,
Adnah,
and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael,
and
Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai,
captains
of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
21
And they helped David against the band of the rovers . . .
for
they were all mighty men of valor,
and
were captains in the army/host.
22
For at that time day by day there came to David to help him,
until
it was a great host,
like
the host of 'Elohiym/Godhead.
23
And these are the numbers of the bands
that
were ready armed to the war,
and
came to David to Hebron,
to
turn the kingdom of Saul to him,
according
to the word of Jehovah/God.
24
The children of Judah
who
bare shield and spear
were
six thousand and eight hundred,
ready
armed to the war.
25
Of the children of Simeon,
mighty
men of valor for the war,
seven
thousand and one hundred.
26
Of the children of Levi
four
thousand and six hundred.
27
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites,
and
with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 28
and
Zadok, a young man mighty of valor,
and
of his father's house twenty and two captains.
29
And of the children of Benjamin,
the
kindred of Saul,
three
thousand . . .
for
hitherto the greatest part of them
had
kept the ward of the house of Saul.
30
And of the children of Ephraim
twenty
thousand and eight hundred,
mighty
men of valor,
famous
throughout the house of their fathers.
31
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
which
were expressed by name,
to
come and make David king.
32
And of the children of Issachar,
who
were men who 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 went forth to battle, expert in war,
with
all instruments of war, fifty thousand,
who
could keep rank.
They
were not of double heart.
34
And of Naphtali
a
thousand captains,
and
with them with shield and spear
thirty
and seven thousand.
35
And of the Danites
expert
in war
twenty
and eight thousand and six hundred.
36
And of Asher,
such
as went forth to battle, expert in war,
forty
thousand.
37
And on the other side of Jordan,
of
the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
and
of the half tribe of Manasseh,
with
all manner of instruments of war for the battle,
an
hundred and twenty thousand.
38
All these men of war,
who
could keep rank,
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 there they were with David
three
days, eating and drinking . . .
for
their brethren had prepared for them.
40
Moreover those who were near them,
even
unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
brought
bread on asses, and on camels,
and
on mules, and on oxen,
and
meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins,
and
wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly . . .
for
there was joy in Israel.
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