- 又有便雅憫和猶大人到山寨大衛那裡。
- 大衛出去迎接他們、對他們說、你們若是和和平平地來幫助我、我心就與你們相契.你們若是將我這無罪的人賣在敵人手裡、願我們列祖的 神察看責罰。
- 那時 神的靈感動那三十個勇士的首領亞瑪撒、他就說、大衛阿、我們是歸於你的、耶西的兒子阿、我們是幫助你的.願你平平安安、願幫助你的、也都平安.因為你的 神幫助你。大衛就收留他們、立他們作軍長。
- 大衛從前與非利士人同去、要與掃羅爭戰.有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛、他們卻沒有幫助非利士人.因為非利士人的首領、商議打發他們回去、說、恐怕大衛拿我們的首級、歸降他的主人掃羅。
- 大衛往洗革拉去的時候、有瑪拿西人的千夫長押拿、約撒拔、耶疊、米迦勒、約撒拔、以利戶、洗勒太都來投奔他。
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- And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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