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- Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
- David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in peace, to help me, I am ready to have you unite with me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you."
- Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: "We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you." So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
- Some of the men of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, "It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.")
- When David went to Ziklag, these were the men of Manasseh who defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, leaders of units of a thousand in Manasseh.
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- Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
- David went out to meet them, and said to them, "If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide."
- Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David, And with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed, your God helps you!" Then David received them and made them captains of the band.
- From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, "At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul."
- As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.
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- They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army.
- Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
- These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, as the LORD had said:
- men of Judah, carrying shield and spear-6,800 armed for battle;
- men of Simeon, warriors ready for battle-7,100;
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- They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.
- For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God.
- Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
- The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.
- Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.
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- men of Levi-4,600,
- including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
- and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;
- men of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen-3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul's house until then;
- men of Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans-20,800;
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- Of the sons of Levi 4,600.
- Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700,
- also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.
- Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
- Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' households.
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- men of half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king-18,000;
- men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do--200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
- men of Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty-50,000;
- men of Naphtali-1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;
- men of Dan, ready for battle-28,600;
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- Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.
- Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.
- Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart.
- Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear.
- Of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600.
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- men of Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle-40,000;
- and from east of the Jordan, men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon-120,000.
- All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king.
- The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, for their families had supplied provisions for them.
- Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
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- Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.
- From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.
- All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.
- They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.
- Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel.
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