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| 1Now 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, helpers of the war. | 1Here's a list of those who came to David at Ziklag when he was unable to travel freely due to Saul son of Kish. They were among the elite soldiers who assisted him in battle. |
| 2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. | 2Equipped as archers, they could use both their right and left hands to shoot arrows and hurl stones. As descendants of Benjamin, they were Saul's relatives. |
| 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, | 3Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth, |
| 4And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, | 4Ishmaiah from Gibeon (who was one of the elite among the Thirty and in charge over them), Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad from Gederah, |
| 5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, | 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| 6Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, | 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the descendants of Korah, |
| 7And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. | 7and Jeroham's sons Joelah and Zebadiah from Gedor. |
| 8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; | 8Mighty and experienced warriors from the descendants of Gad joined David at his wilderness stronghold. They were expert handlers of both shield and spear, with hardened looks and as agile as a gazelle on a mountain slope. |
| 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, | 9Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third, |
| 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, | 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, |
| 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, | 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, |
| 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, | 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, |
| 13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. | 13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh. |
| 14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. | 14These descendants of Gad were army leaders. The least of them was equal to a hundred other soldiers and the greatest to a thousand. |
| 15These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. | 15These men crossed the Jordan in the first month of the year during flood season and chased out everyone in the valleys, to the east and to the west. |
| 16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. | 16Later, some descendants of Benjamin and Judah approached David at his stronghold, |
| 17And 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 enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. | 17and David went out to meet them. He told them, "If you've come in peace to be of help to me, then you'll have my commitment. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I'm innocent of wrongdoing, then may the God of our ancestors watch and judge." |
| 18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, 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. | 18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the Thirty, and he said, "David, we belong to you; we're with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your deliverer is your God." So David received them and assigned them to be officers over troops. |
| 19And there fell some of Manasseh 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 to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. | 19Some of the descendants of Manasseh joined David when he was going to fight against Saul, accompanied by the Philistines. Even so, David was of no help to them, because the Philistine rulers were counseled to send him away. They told themselves, "He's going to go over to his master Saul at the cost of our heads." |
| 20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. | 20As he traveled toward Ziklag, these descendants of Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders in charge thousands in Manasseh. |
| 21And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. | 21They helped David against raiders, since they were all warriors and commanders in the army. |
| 22For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. | 22Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army. |
| 23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. | 23What follows is a listing of the divisions of battle-ready troops who joined David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, in accordance with what the LORD had spoken. |
| 24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. | 24The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors, |
| 25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. | 25the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100, |
| 26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. | 26and the descendants of Levi numbered 4,600. |
| 27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; | 27Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700. |
| 28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. | 28Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house. |
| 29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. | 29The tribe of Benjamin, relatives of Saul numbered 3,000, of whom most had remained allied to what remained of Saul's dynasty. |
| 30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. | 30The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households. |
| 31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. | 31The half-tribe of Manasseh supplied 18,000, who had been appointed specifically to come and establish David as king. |
| 32And of the children of Issachar, which were 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. | 32The tribe of Issachar supplied 200 leaders, along with all of their relatives under their command. They kept up-to-date in their understanding of the times and knew what Israel should do. |
| 33Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. | 33The tribe of Zebulun supplied 50,000 experienced troops, trained in the use of every kind of war weapon, in order to help David with undivided loyalty. |
| 34And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. | 34The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears. |
| 35And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. | 35The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops. |
| 36And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. | 36The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops. |
| 37And 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. | 37The tribes of Reuben and Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan supplied 120,000 men armed with every kind of war weapon. |
| 38All these men of war, that could keep rank, 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. | 38All these warriors arrived in battle order at Hebron, fully intending to establish David as king over all Israel. Furthermore, all of the rest of Israel were united in their intent to make David king. |
| 39And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. | 39They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them. |
| 40Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. | 40Their neighbors came from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing provisions loaded on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought abundant provisions of meal, fig bars, raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, because there was joy in Israel. |
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