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Now these, are they who came unto David, to Ziklag, he yet being shut up, because of Saul son of Kish, - and, they, were among the heroes, helpers in the war;

armed with the bow, using right hand or left with stones, and with arrows in the bow, - of the brethren of Saul, out of Benjamin:

the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, - and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty, - and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite;

Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah, and Shephatiah, the Haruphite;

Elkanah and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

and Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, of Gedor.

And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear, - and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, - Eliab, the third;

Mashmannah, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth;

Attai, the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth;

Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbannai, the eleventh.

These, were of the sons of Gad, chiefs of the host, - one to a hundred, the least, and, the greatest, to a thousand.

These, are they who passed over the Jordan, in the first month, when, it, was full, over all its banks, - and they put to flight all them of the vales, to the east and to the west.

And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.

And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity, - but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!

Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.

And, of Manasseh, there fell away unto David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not, - for the lords of the Philistines advisedly sent him away, saying, At the price of our heads, he might fall away to his master, Saul.

When he went into Ziklag, there fell away unto him, of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad, and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad, and Elihu and Zillethai, - chiefs of the thousands that pertained to Manasseh;

and, they, helped with David, against the marauding band, for, heroes of valour, were they all, - and they became captains in the host;

for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him, - until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.