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1 Chronicles 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.
- 8
- 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;
- 9
- 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.
- 19
- 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 valour, 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 valour 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 valour, 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 valour, 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.
- 38
- 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.
- 40
- 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.
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