1Now 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. 2[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. 3The chiefe were Ahiezer, and Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet the sonnes of Asinaueth, Berachah and Iehu the Antothite, 4And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iehaziel, and Iohanan, and Ioshabad the Gederathite, 5Eluzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6Elkanah, and Ishiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, Iashobeam of Hakorehim, 7And Ioelah, and Zebadiah, the sonnes of Ieroham of Gedor, 8And 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; 9Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10Mishmanah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift, 11Attai the sixt, Eliel the seuenth, 12Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth, 13Ieremiah the tenth, Macbannai the eleuenth. 14These were the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least could resist an hundreth, and the greatest a thousand. 15These [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. 16And there came of the children of Beniamin, and Iudah to the hold vnto Dauid, 17And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it. 18Then 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. 19And 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. 20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 21And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 22For at [that] time day by day there came to David to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God. 23And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord. 24The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre. 25Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth. 26Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth. 27And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred; 28And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines. 29And 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. 30And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers. 31And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King. 32And 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. 33Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart. 34And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande. 35And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth. 36And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand. 37And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand. 38All 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. 39And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.