First Chronicles Chapter 12
1 These were the ones who came to David to Ziklag, while banned from the face of Saul the son of Kish. They were among the mighty men, helpers of the war,
2 right and left handed, armed with bows, with stones, and with arrows, with the bow from the brothers of Saul, of Benjamin.
3 The chief was Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu of Anathoth
4 and Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the 30, and over the 30, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Of the Gadites mighty men separated themselves to David into the stronghold in the wilderness, men of the army for battle, setting in order shield and buckler and their faces were the faces of a lion, and as gazelles on the heights for swiftness.
9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These were the sons of Gad, captains of the army. One of the least was over 100, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 These were they who went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks. They put all those of the valleys to flight, toward the east and toward the west.
16 Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
17 David went to meet them, and said to them, If you have come to me in peace, to help me, my heart shall be knit to you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, let the God of our fathers look on it and rebuke it.
18 The Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty. And he said, We are yours, David, and on your side, son of Jesse. Peace, peace be on you, and peace on your helpers. For your God has helped you. And David received them and made them captains of the band.
19 And some from Manasseh fell to David when he came with the Philistines to battle against Saul. But they did not help them. For the lords of the Philistines sent him away on advice saying, He will fall to his master Saul with our heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him these from Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh.
21 They helped David against the band, for they were all mighty men of valor⁺ and commanders in the army.
22 For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like an army of God.
23 These were the numbers of the chiefs of those armed for war who 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 bearing shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war.
25 From the children of Simeon the mighty men of valor⁺ for the war, 7,100.
26 From the children of Levi were 4,600.
27 Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were 3,700.
28 Zadok, a young man mighty in valor⁺ and of his fathers' house were 22 captains.
29 The children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul were 3,000. And before, the most of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
30 Of the children of Ephraim were 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31 From the half tribe of Manasseh were 18,000 who were chosen by name to come and make David king.
32 From the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were 200. Then all their brothers were at their command.
33 From Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all the weapons of war, 50,000 who could keep rank. They were not of a double heart.
34 From Naphtali, a thousand captains. And with them with shield and spear were 37,000.
35 Of the Danites, expert in war, were 28,600.
36 Of Asher, going out to the army to set in order the battle were 40,000.
37 On the other side of Jordan, from the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and from the half tribe of Manasseh, with all of the weapons of war for battle were 120,000.
38 All these were men of war, keeping rank, they came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over Israel. And also all the rest of Israel was of one heart to make David king.
39 They were with David three days, eating and drinking. For their brothers had prepared food for them.
40 Also those who were near them, even to Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen. They brought food, meal, cakes of figs and bunches of raisins, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep abundantly. For there was joy in Israel.