1Now these were the men who came to…
2they were archers using both the right and…
3Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the…
4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the…
5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were…
7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham…
8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold…
9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command,…
10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
14These Gadites were army commanders, the least of…
15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan…
16Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also…
17And David went out to meet them, saying,…
18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief…
19Some from Manasseh defected to David when he…
20When David went to Ziklag, these men of…
21They helped David against the raiders, for they…
22For at that time men came to David…
23Now these are the numbers of men armed…
24From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and…
25From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready…
26From Levi: 4,600,
27including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron,…
28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor,…
29From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most…
30From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous…
31From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by…
32From Issachar, men who understood the times and…
33From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for…
34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men…
35From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
36From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for…
37And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben,…
38All these men of war, arrayed for battle,…
39They spent three days there eating and drinking…
40And their neighbors from as far away as…
