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* Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag , while he was yet shut up because of Saul the son of Kish ; and they were among the mighty men , his helpers in war . * 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 . * 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 ; * and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite , a mighty man among the thirty , and over the thirty ; and Jeremiah , and Jahaziel , and Johanan , and Jozabad the Gederathite ; * Eluzai , and Jerimoth , and Bealiah , and Shemariah , and Shephatiah the Hariphite ; * Elkanah , and Isshiah , and Azarel , and Joezer , and Jashobeam , the Korahites ; * and Joelah , and Zebadiah , the sons of Jeroham of the troop . * And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold 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 ; * Ezer the chief , Obadiah the second , Eliab the third ; * Mashmannah the fourth , Jeremiah the fifth ; * Attai the sixth , Eliel the seventh ; * Johanan the eighth , Elzabad the ninth ; * Jeremiah the tenth , Machbannai the eleventh . * These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host ; he that was least was equal to a hundred , and the greatest to a thousand . * These are they that went over the 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 . * And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David . * And David went out to meet them , and answered and said unto them : 'If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me , my heart shall be knit unto you ; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries , seeing there is no wrong in my hands , the God of our fathers look thereon , and give judgment .' * Then the spirit clothed Amasai , who was chief of the captains : Thine are we , David , and on thy side , thou son of Jesse ; peace , peace be unto thee , and peace be to thy helpers ; for thy God helpeth thee . Then David received them , and made them captains of the band . * 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 .' * 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 . * And they helped David against the troop , for they were all mighty men of valour , and were captains in the host . * For from day to day men came to David to help him , until there was a great host , like the host of God . * And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war , who came to David to Hebron , to turn the kingdom of Saul to him , according to the word of the LORD . * The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred , armed for war . * Of the children of Simeon , mighty men of valour for the war , seven thousand and one hundred . * Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred . * And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron , and with him were three thousand and seven hundred ; * and Zadok , a young man mighty of valour , and of his father 's house twenty and two captains . * 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 . * And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred , mighty men of valour , famous men in their fathers ' houses . * And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand , who were mentioned by name , to come and make David king . * 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 . * 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 . * And of Naphtali a thousand captains , and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand . * And of the Danites that could set the battle in array , twenty and eight thousand and six hundred . * And of Asher , such as were able to go out in the host , that could set the battle in array , forty thousand . * And on the other side of the Jordan , of the Reubenites , and the Gadites , and of the half-tribe of Manasseh , with all manner of instruments of war for the battle , a hundred and twenty thousand . * All these , being men of war , that could order the battle array , came with a whole 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 . * And they were there with David three days , eating and drinking ; for their brethren had made preparation for them . * 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 .

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