1 Chronicles 12 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

David's Supporters in Ziklag

(1Sa 22:1, 2 )

1Ch 12:1Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.

1Ch 12:2

1Ch 12:2They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.

1Ch 12:3

1Ch 12:3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite,

1Ch 12:4

1Ch 12:4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty. [fn]Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

1Ch 12:5

1Ch 12:5 [fn]Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,

1Ch 12:6

1Ch 12:6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites,

1Ch 12:7

1Ch 12:7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

1Ch 12:8

1Ch 12:8From the Gadites there [fn]came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

1Ch 12:9

1Ch 12:9Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1Ch 12:10

1Ch 12:10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

1Ch 12:11

1Ch 12:11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

1Ch 12:12

1Ch 12:12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

1Ch 12:13

1Ch 12:13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

1Ch 12:14

1Ch 12:14These of the sons of Gad were [fn]captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand.

1Ch 12:15

1Ch 12:15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

1Ch 12:16

1Ch 12:16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

1Ch 12:17

1Ch 12:17David went out to meet them, and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no [fn]wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide.”

1Ch 12:18

1Ch 12:18Then the Spirit [fn]came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O David,
And with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to him who helps you;
Indeed, your God helps you!”
Then David received them and made them [fn]captains of the band.

1Ch 12:19

1Ch 12:19From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

1Ch 12:20

1Ch 12:20As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, [fn]captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.

1Ch 12:21

1Ch 12:21They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

1Ch 12:22

1Ch 12:22For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God.

Supporters Gathered at Hebron

1Ch 12:23

1Ch 12:23Now these are the numbers of the [fn]divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the [fn]word of the LORD.

1Ch 12:24

1Ch 12:24The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.

1Ch 12:25

1Ch 12:25Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.

1Ch 12:26

1Ch 12:26Of the sons of Levi 4,600.

1Ch 12:27

1Ch 12:27Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700,

1Ch 12:28

1Ch 12:28also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

1Ch 12:29

1Ch 12:29Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

1Ch 12:30

1Ch 12:30Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ households.

1Ch 12:31

1Ch 12:31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.

1Ch 12:32

1Ch 12:32Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

1Ch 12:33

1Ch 12:33Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David [fn]with an undivided heart.

1Ch 12:34

1Ch 12:34Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear.

1Ch 12:35

1Ch 12:35Of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600.

1Ch 12:36

1Ch 12:36Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.

1Ch 12:37

1Ch 12:37From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.

1Ch 12:38

1Ch 12:38All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

1Ch 12:39

1Ch 12:39They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.

1Ch 12:40

1Ch 12:40Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(12:4)

In Heb the beginning of v 5, making 41 vv in ch

(12:5)

V 6 in Heb

(12:8)

Literally: separated themselves

(12:14)

Or, chiefs

(12:17)

Literally: violence

Literally: clothed

Or, chiefs

Or, chiefs

Literally: heads

Literally: mouth

Literally: not of double heart

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David's Supporters in Ziklag

Supporters Gathered at Hebron

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