1 Chronicles 12 NLT ISV Parallel

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1The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle.

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.

2All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe 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.

3Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;

3Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth,

4Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;

4Ishmaiah from Gibeon (who was one of the elite among the Thirty and in charge over them), Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad from Gederah,

5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph;

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,

6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;

6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the descendants of Korah,

7Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

7and Jeroham's sons Joelah and Zebadiah from Gedor.

8Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on 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 was their leader. Obadiah was second. Eliab was third.

9Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third,

10Mishmannah was fourth. Jeremiah was fifth.

10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,

11Attai was sixth. Eliel was seventh.

11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,

12Johanan was eighth. Elzabad was ninth.

12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

13Jeremiah was tenth. Macbannai was eleventh.

13Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh.

14These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on 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 were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks.

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.

16Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

16Later, some descendants of Benjamin and Judah approached David at his stronghold,

17David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.”

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, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David! We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops.

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.

19Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”

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."

20Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe 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.

21They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army.

21They helped David against raiders, since they were all warriors and commanders in the army.

22Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God.

22Indeed people kept coming to David every day to help him, until his army became a great, vast army.

23These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the LORD had promised.

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.

24From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears.

24The army of Judah, equipped with both shields and spears, numbered 6,800 warriors,

25From the tribe of Simeon, there were 7,100 brave warriors.

25the elite warriors of Simeon numbered 7,100,

26From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors.

26and the descendants of Levi numbered 4,600.

27This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command.

27Jehoiada, a senior officer in the house of Aaron, brought with him 3,700.

28This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers.

28Zadok, a young and valiant soldier, brought 22 commanders from his own ancestral house.

29From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time.

29The tribe of Benjamin, relatives of Saul numbered 3,000, of whom most had remained allied to what remained of Saul's dynasty.

30From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan.

30The tribe of Ephraim supplied 20,800 valiant soldiers who were well known in their ancestral households.

31From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king.

31The half-tribe of Manasseh supplied 18,000, who had been appointed specifically to come and establish David as king.

32From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.

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.

33From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David.

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.

34From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears.

34The tribe of Naphtali supplied 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 troops armed with shields and spears.

35From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 warriors, all prepared for battle.

35The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops.

36From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle.

36The tribe of Asher supplied 40,000 experienced, battle-ready troops.

37From the east side of the Jordan River—where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived—there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon.

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 came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their 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.

39They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.

39They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them.

40And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of 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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