I Chronicles Chapter 12

I Chronicles Chapter 12
1 These also are they that came to David
to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close,
because of Saul the son of Kish: and they
were among the valiant and helpers of
the battle.
2 They were weaponed with bows, and
could use the right and the left hand with
stones and with arrows and with bows,
and were of Saul's brethren, even of
Benjamin.
3 The chief were Ahiezer, and Joash the
sons of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and
Jeziel, and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth,
Berachah and Jehu the Antothite, 4 And
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man
among thirty, and above the thirty, and
Jeremiah, and Jehaziel, and Johanan, and
Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and
Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and
Joezer, Jashobeam of Hakorehim
[Korah],
7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of
Jeroham of Gedor,
8 And of the Gadites there separated
themselves some unto David into the
hold of the wilderness, valiant men of
war, and men of arms, and apt for
battle, which could handle spear and
shield, and their faces were like the
faces of lions, and were like the roes in
the mountains in swiftness, 9 Ezer the
chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the
third,
10 Mishmanah the fourth, Jeremiah the
fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the
eleventh.
14 These were the sons of Gad, captains
of the host: one of the least could resist
an hundred, and the greatest a thousand.
15 These are they that went over Jordan
in the first month when he had filled
over all his banks, and put to flight all
them of the valley, toward the east and
the west.
16 And there came of the children of
Benjamin, and Judah to the hold unto
David,
17 And David went out to meet them,
and answered and said unto them, If ye
become peaceably unto me to help me,
mine heart shall be knit unto you, but if
you come to betray me to mine
adversaries, seeing there is no
wickedness in mine hands, the God of
our fathers behold it, and rebuke it. 18
And the spirit came upon Amasai, which
was the chief of thirty, and he said,
Thine are we, David, and with thee, O
son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee,
and peace be unto thine helpers: for thy
God helpeth thee. Then David received
them, and made them captains of the
garrison.
19 And of Manasseh some fell to David,
when he came with the Philistines
against Saul to battle, but they helped
them not: for the princes of the
Philistines by advisement sent him away,
saying, He will fall to his master Saul
for our heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him
of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and
Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the
thousands that were of Manasseh.
21 And they helped David against that
bad: for they were all valiant men and
were captains in the host.
22 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.
23 And these are the numbers of the
captains that were armed to battle, and
came to David to Hebron to turn the
kingdom of Saul to him, according to the
word of the Lord.
24 The children of Judah that bear shield
and spear, were six thousand and eight
hundred armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon valiant
men of war, seven thousand and an
hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand
and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the chief of them
of Aaron: and with him three thousand
and seven hundred.
28 And Zadok a young man very valiant,
and of his father's
household came two and twenty
captains.
29 And of the children of Benjamin the
brethren of Saul three thousand: for a
great part of them unto that time kept the
ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand,
and eight hundred valiant men and
famous men in the household of their
fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh
eighteen thousand, which were
appointed by name to come and make
David king.
32 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.
33 Of Zebulun that went out to battle,
expert in war, and in all instruments of
war, fifty thousand which could set the
battle in array: they were not of a double
heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains,
and with them with shield and spear
seven and thirty thousand.
35 And of Dan expert in battle, eight and
twenty thousand, and six hundred. 36
And of Asher that went out to the battle
and were trained in the wars, forty
thousand.
37 And of the other side of Jordan of the
Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of
the half tribe of Manasseh with all
instruments of war to fight with, an
hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these men of war that could lead
an army, came with upright heart to
Hebron to make David king over all
Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of
one accord to make David king:
39 And there they were with David three
days, eating and drinking: for their
brethren had prepared for them.
40 Moreover they that were near them
until Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali
brought bread upon asses, and on
camels, and on mules, and on oxen, even
meat, flour, figs, and raisins, and wine
and oil, and beeves and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.