1 Chronicles 12

1 Now these, are they who came unto David, to Ziklag, he yet being shut up, because of Saul son of Kish, —and, they, were among the heroes, helpers in the war;

Now these are they that 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, his helpers in war.

2 armed with the bow, using right hand or left with stones, and with arrows in the bow, —of the brethren of Saul, out of Benjamin:

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

3 the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, —and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

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

4 and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty, —and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite;

and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear, —and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

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

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

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

10 Mashmannah, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth;

Mishmannah the fourth; Jeremiah the fifth;

11 Attai, the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

12 Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth;

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth;

13 Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbannai, the eleventh.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

14 These, were of the sons of Gad, chiefs of the host, —one to a hundred, the least, and, the greatest, to a thousand.

These 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.

15 These, are they who passed over the Jordan, in the first month, when, it, was full, over all its banks, —and they put to flight all them of the vales, to the east and to the west.

These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its 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 sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

17 And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity, —but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if [ye be come] to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

18 Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

19 And, of Manasseh, there fell away unto David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not, —for the lords of the Philistines advisedly sent him away, saying, At the price of our heads, he might fall away to his master, Saul.

Of Manasseh also there fell away some 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 away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

20 When he went into Ziklag, there fell away unto him, of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad, and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad, and Elihu and Zillethai, —chiefs of the thousands that pertained to Manasseh;

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

21 and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all, —and they became captains in the host;

And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

22 for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him, —until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.

For from day to day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

23 And, these, are the numbers of the chiefs armed for war, they came unto David, to Hebron, —to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the bidding of Yahweh:

And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, which came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

24 Sons of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

25 Of sons of Simeon, heroes of valour for the war, seven thousand, and one hundred.

Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

26 Of the sons of Levi, four thousand, and six hundred.

Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

27 And Jehoiada, was chief ruler for Aaron, —and, with him, three thousand and seven hundred;

And Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

28 and Zadok, a young man, a hero of valour, —and the house of his father, captains twenty and two.

and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

29 And, of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, three thousand, —and, hitherto, the greater part of them, had been keeping the charge of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

30 And, of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand, and eight hundred, —heroes of valour, men of renown, to their ancestral house.

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

31 And, of the half tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were distinguished by name, coming in to make David king.

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

32 And, of the sons of Issachar, such as were of good understanding of the times, to know what Israel, should do, their chiefs, were two hundred, and, all their brethren, were at their bidding.

And of the children of Issachar, men that 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 were ready to go forth in host, expert for battle with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, —and for setting in array, not of two minds!

Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand; and that could order [the battle array, and were] not of double heart.

34 And, of Naphtali, a thousand captains, —and, with them, with shield and spear, thirty-seven thousand.

And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

35 And, of the Danite, expert for war, twenty-eight thousand, and six hundred.

And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

36 And, of Asher, such as were ready to go forth in host to set in array for battle, forty thousand.

And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

37 And, from over the Jordan, of the Reubenites and Gadites and half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

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, being men of war, expert in setting in battle-array, with a perfect heart, came to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel, —moreover also, all the rest of Israel, were of one heart to make David king.

All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, 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 So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, —for their brethren had made preparation for them.

And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had made preparation for them.

40 Moreover also, they who were near of kin unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing bread, on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, meal-food, cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep—in abundance, —for there was joy Israel.

Moreover they that were nigh unto them, [even] as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel: