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David’s Supporters in Ziklag

1 aNow these° are the ones who came° to David° at Ziklag°, while he was still° restricted° because°° of Saul° the son° of Kish°; and they were among the mighty° men° who helped° [him] in war°. 2 They were equipped° with bows°, ausing both the right° hand° and the left° [to sling] stones° and [to shoot] arrows° from the bow°; b[they were] Saul’s° kinsmen° from Benjamin°. 3 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 mighty° man° among the thirty°, and over° the thirty°. IThen Jeremiah°, Jahaziel°, Johanan°, Jozabad° the Gederathite°, 5 IEluzai°, Jerimoth°, Bealiah°, Shemariah°, Shephatiah° the Haruphite°, 6 Elkanah°, Isshiah°, Azarel°, Joezer°, Jashobeam°, the Korahites°, 7 and Joelah° and Zebadiah°, the sons° of Jeroham° of Gedor°.

[1] a1S 27:2-6
[2] aJg 3:15; 20:16 b1Ch 12:29
[4] IIn Heb the beginning of v 5, making 41 vv in ch
[5] IV 6 in Heb

8 ¶ From the Gadites° there Icame° over° to David° in the stronghold° in the wilderness°, mighty° men° of valor°, men° trained° for war°, who could handle° shield° and spear°, and whose faces° were like the faces° of lions°, and a[they were] as swift° as the gazelles° on the mountains°. 9 Ezer° [was] 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°, Machbannai° the eleventh°°. 14 These° of the sons° of Gad° were Icaptains° of the army°; ahe who was least° was equal to a hundred° and the greatest° to a thousand°. 15 aThese° are the ones° who° crossed° the Jordan° in the first° month° when it was overflowing°° all° its banks° and they put° to flight° all° those in the valleys°, both to the east° and to the west°.

[8] ILit separated themselves a2S 2:18
[14] IOr chiefs aDt 32:30
[15] aJsh 3:15; 4:18

16 ¶ Then some° of the sons° of Benjamin° and Judah° came° to the stronghold° to David°. 17 David° went° out to meet° them, and said° to them, “If° you come° peacefully° to me to help° me, my heart° shall be united° with you; but if° to betray° me to my adversaries°, since there is no° Iwrong° in my hands°, may the God° of our fathers° look° on [it] and decide°.” 18 Then athe Spirit° Icame° upon bAmasai°, who was the chief° of the thirty°, [and he said],
  “[We] are yours, O David°,
  And with you, O son° of Jesse°!
  cPeace°, peace° to you,
  And peace° to him who helps° you;
  Indeed°, your God° helps° you!”
Then David° received° them and made° them IIcaptains° of the band°.

[17] ILit violence
[18] ILit clothed IIOr chiefs aJg 3:10; 6:34 b1Ch 2:17 c1S 25:5, 6

19aFrom Manasseh° also some° defected° to David° when he was about to go° to battle° with the Philistines° against° Saul°. But they did not help° them, for the lords° of the Philistines° after consultation° sent° him away°, saying°, “At [the cost of] our heads° he may defect° to his master° Saul°.” 20 As he went° to Ziklag° there defected° to him from Manasseh°: Adnah°, Jozabad°, Jediael°, Michael°, Jozabad°, Elihu° and Zillethai°, Icaptains° of thousands° who° belonged to Manasseh°. 21 They helped° David° against° athe band° of raiders°, for they were all° mighty° men° of valor°, and were captains° in the army°. 22 For day° by day° [men] came° to David° to help° him, until° there was a great° army° alike the army° of God°.

[19] a1S 29:2-9
[20] IOr chiefs
[21] a1S 30:1
[22] aGn 32:2; Jsh 5:13-15

Supporters Gathered at Hebron

23 ¶ Now these° are the numbers° of the Idivisions° equipped° for war°, awho came° to David° at Hebron°, bto turn° the kingdom° of Saul° to him, caccording to the IIword° of the LORD°. 24 The sons° of Judah° who bore° shield° and spear° [were] 6,800°°°°, equipped° for war°. 25 Of the sons° of Simeon°, mighty° men° of valor° for war°, 7,100°°°. 26 Of the sons° of Levi° 4,600°°°°. 27 Now Jehoiada° was the leader° of [the house of] Aaron°, and with him were 3,700°°°°, 28 also aZadok°, a young° man° mighty° of valor°, and of his father’s° house° twenty-two°° captains°. 29 Of the sons° of Benjamin°, aSaul’s° kinsmen°, 3,000°°; for until° now° bthe greatest° part° of them had kept° their allegiance° to the house° of Saul°. 30 Of the sons° of Ephraim° 20,800°°°°, mighty° men° of valor°, famous° men° in their fathers’° households°. 31 Of the half-tribe°° of Manasseh° 18,000°°°, who° were designated° by name° to come° and make° David° king°. 32 Of the sons° of Issachar°, amen who understood° the times°, with knowledge° of what° Israel° should do°, their chiefs° [were] two hundred°; and all° their kinsmen° [were] at their command°. 33 Of Zebulun°, there were 50,000°° who went° out in the army°, who could draw° up in battle° formation° with all° kinds of weapons° of war° and helped° [David] Iwith aan undivided°° heart°. 34 Of Naphtali° [there were] 1,000° captains°, and with them 37,000°°° with shield° and spear°. 35 Of the Danites° who could draw° up in battle° formation°, [there were] 28,600°°°°°. 36 Of Asher° [there were] 40,000°° who went° out in the army° to draw° up in battle° formation°. 37 From the other° side° of the Jordan°, of the Reubenites° and the Gadites° and of the half-tribe°° of Manasseh°, [there were] 120,000°°° with all° [kinds] of weapons° of war° for the battle°.

[23] ILit heads IILit mouth a2S 2:3, 4 b1Ch 10:14 c1Ch 11:10
[28] a2S 8:17; 1Ch 6:8, 53
[29] a1Ch 12:2 b2S 2:8, 9
[32] aEs 1:13
[33] ILit not of double heart aPs 12:2

38 ¶ All° these°, being men° of war° who could draw° up in battle° formation°, came° to Hebron° with aa perfect° heart° to make° David° king° over° all° Israel°; and all° the rest° also° of Israel° were of one° mind° to make° David° king°. 39 They were there° with David° three° days°, eating° and drinking°, for their kinsmen° had prepared° for them. 40 Moreover those who were near° to them, [even] as far° as Issachar° and Zebulun° and Naphtali°, abrought° food° on donkeys°, camels°, mules° and on oxen°, great° quantities° of flour° cakes°, fig° cakes° and bunches° of raisins°, wine°, oil°, oxen° and sheep°. There was joy° indeed° in Israel°.

[38] a2S 5:1-3; 1Ch 12:33
[40] a1S 25:18


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The companies that came to David at Ziklag.

1 ¶ Now these² [are] they that cameºª to² Davidº to Ziklag,º while he yet² kept himself closeºª becauseº² of Saulº the sonº of Kish:º and they² [were] among the mighty men,º helpersºª of the war.º 2 [They were] armedºª with bows,º and could use both the right handºª and the leftºª in [hurling] stonesº and [shooting] arrowsº out of a bow,º [even] of Saul's¹ brethrenº²² of Benjamin.º² 3 The chiefº [was] Ahiezer,º then Joash,º the sonsº of Shemaahº the Gibeathite;º and Jeziel,º and Pelet,º the sonsº of Azmaveth;º and Berachah,º and Jehuº the Antothite,º 4 And Ismaiahº the Gibeonite,º a mighty manº among the thirty,º and over² the thirty;º and Jeremiah,º and Jahaziel,º and Johanan,º and Josabadº the Gederathite,º 5 Eluzai,º and Jerimoth,º and Bealiah,º and Shemariah,º and Shephatiahº the Haruphite,º 6 Elkanah,º and Jesiah,º and Azareel,º and Joezer,º and Jashobeam,º the Korhites,º 7 And Joelah,º and Zebadiah,º the sonsº of Jerohamº of² Gedor.º 8 And of² the Gaditesº there separated¹ª themselves² unto² Davidº into the holdº to the wildernessº menº of might,º [and] men¹² of warº [fit] for the battle,º that could handleºª shieldº and buckler,º whose facesº [were like] the facesº of lions,º and [were] as swiftºª as the roesº upon² the mountains;º 9 Ezerº the first,º Obadiahº the second,º Eliabº the third,º 10 Mishmannahº the fourth,º Jeremiahº the fifth,º 11 Attaiº the sixth,º Elielº the seventh,º 12 Johananº the eighth,º Elzabadº the ninth,º 13 Jeremiahº the tenth,º Machbanaiº the eleventh.ºº 14 These² [were] of the sonsº² of Gad,º captainsº of the host:º oneº of the leastº [was] over an hundred,º and the greatestº over a thousand.º 15 These² [are] they² that² went overºª² Jordanº in the firstº month,º when it² had overflownºª² all² his banks;º¹ª and they put to flightºª² all² [them] of the valleys,º [both] toward the east,º and toward the west.º 16 And there cameºª of² the childrenº of Benjaminº and Judahº to² the holdº unto David.º 17 And Davidº went outºª to meetº them, and answeredºª and saidºª unto them, If² ye be comeºª peaceablyº unto² me to helpºª me, mine heartº shall be² knitº unto² you: but if² [ye be come] to betrayºª me to mine enemies,º seeing [there is] noº wrongº in mine hands,º the Godº of our fathersº lookºª [thereon], and rebukeºª [it]. 18 Then the spiritº came¹ª upon²² Amasai,º [who was] chiefº of the captains,º¹ª [and he said], Thine [are we], David,º and on thy side,² thou sonº of Jesse:º peace,º peaceº [be] unto thee, and peaceº [be] to thine helpers;ºª for² thy Godº helpethºª thee. Then Davidº receivedºª them, and madeºª them captainsº of the band.º 19 And there fellºª [some] of² Manassehº to² David,º when he cameºª with² the Philistinesº against² Saulº to battle:º but they helpedºª them not:² for² the lordsº of the Philistinesº upon advisementº sent¹ª him away,² saying,ºª He will fallºª to² his masterº Saulº to [the jeopardy of] our heads.º 20 As he went¹ª² to² Ziklag,º there fellºª to² him of Manasseh,º² Adnah,º and Jozabad,º and Jediael,º and Michael,º and Jozabad,º and Elihu,º and Zilthai,º captainsº of the thousandsº that² [were] of Manasseh.º 21 And they² helpedºª² Davidº against² the bandº [of the rovers]: for² they [were] all² mighty menº of valour,º and were² captainsº in the host.º 22 For² at [that] timeº dayº by dayº there cameºª to² Davidº to helpºª him, until² [it was] a greatº host,º like the hostº of God.º

[1] Dt 32:32; 1S 27:2, 6; 2S 1:1; 4:10; 1K 14:10; 21:21; 2K 9:8; 14:26; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39; 11:10, 19, 24.
[2] Jg 3:15; 20:16; 1S 17:49.
[3] 1S 11:4; 2S 21:6; 1Ch 11:28, 33.
[4] Jsh 9:3, 17; 15:36; 1Ch 11:15.
[7] Jsh 15:58; 1Ch 4:18, 39.
[8] 1S 23:14, 29; 24:22; 2S 1:23; 2:18; 17:10; 23:20; 1Ch 11:16, 22; 12:16; 2Ch 25:5; Pv 6:5; 28:1; So 8:14; Jr 46:9.
[14] Lv 26:8; Dt 32:30.
[15] Jsh 3:15; 4:18; Jr 12:5; 49:19.
[16] 1Ch 12:2, 8.
[17] Gn 31:42, 53; 1S 16:4; 18:1, 3; 24:11; 26:23; 2S 3:20; 1K 2:13; 2K 9:22; 10:15; Ps 7:6; 12:1; 86:11; Jr 32:39; Zc 3:2; Ac 4:32; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Php 1:27; 1P 2:23; Jde 1:9.
[18] Jg 6:34; 13:25; Ru 1:16; 1S 8:12; 22:7; 25:28; 2S 5:2; 15:21; 17:25; 19:13; 20:4; 1K 9:22; 2K 9:32; 10:5; 1Ch 2:17; Is 59:17; Zc 8:23; Mt 12:30; Jn 6:67; Ga 6:16; Ep 6:23.
[19] 1S 29:2.
[20] Ex 18:21; Dt 1:15; 33:17; 1S 29:11.
[21] 1S 30:1; 1Ch 5:24; 11:10, 21; 12:20.
[22] Gn 32:2; Jsh 5:14; 2S 2:2; 3:1; Jb 17:9; Ps 148:2.

The armies that came to him at Hebron.

23 ¶ And these² [are] the numbersº of the bandsº [that were] ready armedºª to the war,º [and] cameºª to² Davidº to Hebron,º to turnºª the kingdomº of Saulº to² him, according to the wordº of the LORD.º 24 The childrenº of Judahº that bareºª shieldº and spearº [were] sixº thousandº and eightº hundred,º ready armedºª to the war.º 25 Of² the childrenº of Simeon,º mighty menº of valourº for the war,º sevenº thousandº and one hundred.º 26 Of² the childrenº of Leviº fourº thousandº and sixº hundred.º 27 And Jehoiada¹² [was] the leaderº of the Aaronites,º and with² him [were] threeº thousandº and sevenº hundred;º 28 And Zadok,º a young manº mightyº of valour,º and of his father'sº houseº twentyº and twoº captains.º 29 And of² the childrenº of Benjamin,º the kindredº of Saul,º threeº thousand:º for hitherto²² the greatest¹ part² of them had keptºª the wardº of the houseº of Saul.º 30 And of² the childrenº of Ephraimº twentyº thousandº and eightº hundred,º mighty¹ men¹² of valour,º famousº² throughout the houseº of their fathers.º 31 And of the halfº² tribeº of Manassehº eighteenºº thousand,º which² were expressedºª by name,º to comeºª and make David¹ king.ºª²² 32 And of the childrenº² of Issachar,º [which were men] that had² understandingº¹ª of the times,º to knowºª what² Israelº ought to do;ºª the headsº of them [were] two hundred;º and all² their brethrenº [were] at² their commandment.º 33 Of Zebulun,º² such as went forthºª to battle,º expertºª in war,º with all² instrumentsº of war,º fiftyº thousand,º which could keep rank:ºª [they were] not² of double¹ heart.º 34 And of Naphtaliº² a thousandº captains,º and with² them with shieldº and spearº thirtyº and sevenº thousand.º 35 And of² the Danitesº expertºª in warº twentyº and eightº thousandº and sixº hundred.º 36 And of Asher,º² such as went forthºª to battle,º expertºª in war,º fortyº thousand.º 37 And on the other sideº² of Jordan,º of² the Reubenites,º and the Gadites,º and of the halfº tribeº of Manasseh,º with all manner² of instrumentsº of warº for the battle,º an hundredº and twentyº thousand.º 38 All² these² men¹² of war,º that could keepºª rank,º cameºª with a perfectº heart¹² to Hebron,º to make David¹ kingºª²² over² all² Israel:º and all² the restº also² of Israelº [were] of oneº heart¹² to make David¹ king.ºª²² 39 And there² they were² with² Davidº threeº days,º eatingºª and drinking:ºª for² their brethrenº had preparedºª for them. 40 Moreover² they that were nighº² them, [even] unto² Issacharº and Zebulunº and Naphtali,º broughtºª breadº on asses,º and on camels,º and on mules,º and on oxen,º [and] meat,º meal,º cakes¹ of figs,² and bunches of raisins,º and wine,º and oil,º and oxen,º and sheepº abundantly:º for² [there was] joyº in Israel.º

[23] 1S 16:1, 3, 12; 2S 2:3; 3:18; 5:1; 1Ch 10:14; 11:1, 10; Ps 2:6; 89:19.
[27] 2K 11:4, 9; 25:18; 1Ch 6:49; 9:20; 27:17.
[28] 2S 8:17; 1K 1:8; 2:35; 1Ch 6:8, 53; Ezk 44:15.
[29] Gn 31:23; 2S 2:8; 1Ch 12:2.
[30] Gn 6:4.
[31] Jsh 17:1.
[32] Gn 49:14; Es 1:13; Pv 14:8; 24:5; Ec 7:19; 9:18; Is 22:12; 33:6; Mi 6:9; Mt 16:3; Lk 12:56; Ep 5:17.
[33] Ps 12:2; Jn 1:47.
[36] 1Ch 12:33; Jol 2:7.
[37] Nu 32:33; Dt 3:12; Jsh 13:7; 14:3; 22:1; 1Ch 5:1.
[38] Gn 49:8; 1K 8:61; 11:4; 2K 20:3; 1Ch 12:17, 33; 2Ch 30:12; Ps 101:2; 110:3; Ezk 11:19.
[39] Gn 26:30; 31:54; 2S 6:19; 19:42.
[40] 1S 25:18; 2S 16:1; 17:27; 1K 1:40; 2K 11:20; Pv 11:10; 29:2; Jr 23:5; Lk 19:37; Rv 19:5.


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