1Chronicles:12:1-22

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* Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish ; and they were among the mighty men , helpers in the war , * armed with bows , using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow . They were of Benjamin , Saul 's brethren . * The chief was Ahiezer , then Joash , the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite ; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth ; Berachah , and Jehu the Anathothite ; * Ishmaiah the Gibeonite , a mighty man among the thirty , and over the thirty ; Jeremiah , Jahaziel , Johanan , and Jozabad the Gederathite ; * Eluzai , Jerimoth , Bealiah , Shemariah , and Shephatiah the Haruphite ; * Elkanah , Jisshiah , Azarel , Joezer , and Jashobeam , the Korahites ; * and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor . * Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness , mighty men of valor , men trained for battle , who could handle shield and spear , whose faces were like the faces of lions , and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains : * Ezer the first , Obadiah the second , Eliab the third , * Mishmannah the fourth , Jeremiah the fifth , * Attai the sixth , Eliel the seventh , * Johanan the eighth , Elzabad the ninth , * Jeremiah the tenth , and Machbanai the eleventh . * These were from the sons of Gad , captains of the army ; the least was over a hundred , and the greatest was over a thousand . * These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month , when it had overflowed all its banks ; and they put to flight all those in the valleys , to the east and to the west . * Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold . * And David went out to meet them , and answered and said to them , "If you have come peaceably to me to help me , my heart will be united with you ; but if to betray me to my enemies , since there is no wrong in my hands , may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment ." * Then the Spirit came upon Amasai , chief of the captains , and he said : "We are yours , O David ; We are on your side , O son of Jesse ! Peace , peace to you , And peace to your helpers ! For your God helps you ." So David received them , and made them captains of the troop . * And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul ; but they did not help them , for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement , saying , "He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads ." * When he went to Ziklag , those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah , Jozabad , Jediael , Michael , Jozabad , Elihu , and Zillethai , captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh . * And they helped David against the bands of raiders , for they were all mighty men of valor , and they were captains in the army . * For at that time they came to David day by day to help him , until it was a great army , like the army of God .

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