Now these are theythatcame to David to Ziklag, while he yet kepthimselfclosebecause of Saul the son of Kish: and theywereamong the mighty men, helpers of the war.
Theywerearmedwithbows, and could use both the righthand and the left in hurlingstones and shootingarrows out of a bow, even of Saul’sbrethren of Benjamin.
The chief was Ahiezer, thenJoash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
And of the GaditesthereseparatedthemselvesuntoDavidinto the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, thatcouldhandleshield and buckler, whosefaceswerelike the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roesupon the mountains;
These are theythatwentoverJordan in the firstmonth, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, bothtoward the east, and toward the west.
And Davidwent out to meetthem, and answered and saiduntothem, If ye be comepeaceablyunto me to help me, mineheartshall be knitunto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mineenemies, seeingthere is no wrong in minehands, the God of our fatherslookthereon, and rebuke it.
Then the spiritcameuponAmasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be untothee, and peace be to thinehelpers; for thy God helpeththee. ThenDavidreceivedthem, and madethemcaptains of the band.
And therefellsome of Manasseh to David, when he camewith the PhilistinesagainstSaul to battle: but theyhelpedthem not: for the lords of the Philistinesuponadvisementsent him away, saying, He willfall to his masterSaul to the jeopardy of our heads.
As he went to Ziklag, therefell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousandsthatwere of Manasseh.
And these are the numbers of the bandsthatwerereadyarmed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
And of the children of Issachar, whichwere men that had understanding of the times, to knowwhatIsraelought to do; the heads of themwere two hundred; and all theirbrethrenwere at theircommandment.
And on the otherside of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the halftribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twentythousand.
All these men of war, thatcouldkeeprank, camewith a perfectheart to Hebron, to makeDavidkingover all Israel: and all the restalso of Israelwere of one heart to makeDavidking.
Moreovertheythatwerenighthem, evenuntoIssachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, broughtbread 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 sheepabundantly: for there was joy in Israel.