1Chronicles:12:1-22




sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:1 @ And these are those 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, confederates for the war,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:2 @ Who were armed with bows, and could use both the right and the left hand in stones and shooting arrows with the bow, even of the brethren of Saul out of Benjamin.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:3 @ The chiefs were Achi’ezer, then Joash, the sons of Hashema’ab the Gib’athite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of ‘Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the ‘Anthothite,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:4 @ And Yishma’yah the Gib’onite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jachaziel, and Jochanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:5 @ El’uzai, and Jerimath, and Be’alyah, and Shemaryahu, and Shephatyahu, the Chariphite,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:6 @ Elkanah, and Yishiyahu, and ‘Azarel, and Jo’ezer, and Jashob’am, the Korchites,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:7 @ And Jo’elah, and Zebadyah, the sons of Jerocham of Gedor.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:8 @ And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the strong–hold in the wilderness mighty men of valor, and men of the army for the war, that could handle shield and lance, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as the roebucks upon the mountains in swiftness.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:9 @ ‘Ezer was the chief, ‘Ohadiah the second, Eliab the third,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:10 @ Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:11 @ ‘Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:12 @ Jochanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:13 @ Jirmiyahu the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:14 @ These were of the sons of Gad, the chiefs of the army, one of the least could fight with a hundred, and the greatest with a thousand.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:15 @ These are those that passed over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all the men of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:16 @ And there came some of the children of Benjamin and of Judah as far as the strong–hold unto David.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:17 @ And David went out to meet them, and commenced and said unto them. If ye be come for peace unto me, to help me, my heart shall be inclined toward you to unite with you; but if it be to betray me to my adversaries while there is no violence in my hands, then may the God of our fathers look on and decide it.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:18 @ Then a spirit invested ‘Amassai, the chief of the captains, Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:19 @ And some of Menasseh went over to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but he helped them not; for upon consultation did the lords of the Philistines send him away, saying, With our heads will he go over to his master Saul.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:20 @ As he was going over to Ziklag, there went over to him of Menasseh, ‘Adnach, and Jozabad, and Jedi’ael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands that belonged to Menasseh.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:21 @ And they were those that helped David against the band; for they were all mighty men of valor, and they became officers in the army.

sf_leeser_rev1@1Chronicles:12:22 @ For all the time, day by day, people used to come to David to help him, until the camp became great, like the camp of God.


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