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Chapter 12
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Now 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. |
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They 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. |
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The 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. |
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And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty,
and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and
Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, |
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Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and
Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
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Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korhites, |
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And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. |
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And 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; |
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Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, |
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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, |
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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, |
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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, |
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Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. |
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These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host:
one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest
over a thousand. |
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These 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. |
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And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah
to the hold unto David. |
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And 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. |
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Then 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. |
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And 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. |
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As 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. |
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And they helped David against the band of the rovers:
for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains
in the host. |
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For at that time day by day there came to David to
help him, until it was a great host, like the host of
God. |
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And 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. |
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The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were
six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. |
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Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for
the war, seven thousand and one hundred. |
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Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. |
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And Jehoiada was the leader of the
Aaronites, and with
him were three thousand and seven hundred; |
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And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his
father's house twenty and two captains. |
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And 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. |
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And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and
eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout
the house of their fathers. |
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And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
which were expressed by name, to come and make David
king. |
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And 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. |
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Of 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. |
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And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them
with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. |
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And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand
and six hundred. |
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And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert
in war, forty thousand. |
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And 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. |
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All 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. |
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And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. |
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Moreover 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. |
