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man among the thirty, and over the thirty; defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael,
Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, cap-
Gederathite; 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, tains of the thousands who were from
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Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; Manasseh. And they helped David against
6 Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jasho- the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty
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beam, the Korahites; and Joelah and men of valor, and they were captains in the
Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. army. For at that time they came to David day
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8 Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold by day to help him, until it was a great army,
in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men like the army of God.
trained for battle, who could handle shield and 23 Now these were the numbers of the divi-
spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, sions that were equipped for war, and came to
and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains: David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD:
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third, Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the 24 of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear,
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fifth, Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; of
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12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for
13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the war, seven thousand one hundred; of the sons
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eleventh. These were from the sons of Gad, of Levi four thousand six hundred; Jehoiada,
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captains of the army; the least was over a hun- the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three
dred, and the greatest was over a thousand. thousand seven hundred; Zadok, a young
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These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s
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the first month, when it had overflowed all its house twenty-two captains; of the sons of Ben-
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banks; and they put to flight all those in the val- jamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until
leys, to the east and to the west. then the greatest part of them had remained
16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Ju- loyal to the house of Saul); of the sons of
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dah came to David at the stronghold. And Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred,
David went out to meet them, and answered mighty men of valor, famous men throughout
and said to them, “If you have come peace- their father’s house; of the half-tribe of
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ably to me to help me, my heart will be united Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were desig-
with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, nated by name to come and make David king;
since there is no wrong in my hands, may the 32 of the sons of Issachar who had understand-
God of our fathers look and bring judgment.” ing of the times, to know what Israel ought to
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their
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the captains, and he said: brethren were at their command; of Zebulun
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“We are yours, O David; there were fifty thousand who went out to bat-
We are on your side, O son of Jesse! tle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stout-
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Peace, peace to you, hearted men who could keep ranks; of
And peace to your helpers! Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them
For your God helps you.” thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;
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So David received them, and made them cap- tion, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; of
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tains of the troop. Asher, those who could go out to war, able to
And some from Manasseh defected to Da- keep battle formation, forty thousand; of the
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vid when he was going with the Philistines to Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of
battle against Saul; but they did not help them, Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan,
for the lords of the Philistines sent him away one hundred and twenty thousand armed for
by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his battle with every kind of weapon of war.
master Saul and endanger our heads.” When 38 All these men of war, who could keep
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he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to
make David king over all Israel; and all the
rest of Israel were of one mind to make David
king. And they were there with David three
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12:18 the Spirit. A temporary empowerment days, eating and drinking, for their brethren
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by the Holy Spirit to assure David that the had prepared for them. Moreover those who
Benjamites and Judahites were loyal to him were near to them, from as far away as
and that the cause was blessed by God. Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were
bringing food on donkeys and camels, on
mules and oxen—provisions of flour and
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