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1 Chronik 12
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1 Chronik 12
Hoffnung für Alle
Davids erste Anhänger in Ziklag
12 Als David noch in Ziklag lebte, um sich vor Saul, dem Sohn von Kisch, zu verstecken, schlossen sich ihm erfahrene Soldaten an, die im Krieg für ihn kämpften. 2 Sie waren ausgezeichnete Bogenschützen und konnten mit der rechten und mit der linken Hand Pfeile abschießen und Steine schleudern. Zu dieser Truppe gehörten vom Stamm Benjamin aus Sauls Sippe:
3 Ahiëser, ihr Anführer, und Joasch, sie beide waren Söhne von Schemaa aus Gibea;
außerdem Jesiël und Pelet, die Söhne von Asmawet;
Beracha und Jehu aus Anatot;
4 Jischmaja aus Gibeon; er war als Anführer der dreißig Offiziere Davids berühmt;
5 weiter Jirmeja, Jahasiël, Johanan und Josabad aus Gedera;
6 Elusai, Jerimot, Bealja, Schemarja und Schefatja aus Haruf.
7 Aus der Sippe der Korachiter schlossen sich David folgende Männer an:
Elkana, Jischija, Asarel, Joëser und Joschobam;
8 dazu kamen noch Joëla und Sebadja, die Söhne von Jeroham, aus Gedor.
9 Auch vom Stamm Gad liefen erfahrene Soldaten zu David über. Sie kamen zu ihm, als er sich noch in der Wüste in einer Bergfestung verborgen hielt. Sie waren kampferprobt, mutig wie Löwen und in den Bergen flink wie Gazellen. Sie waren mit Schild und Speer bewaffnet.
10 Ihr Befehlshaber hieß Eser, ihm unterstanden zehn Männer: Obadja, Eliab, 11 Mischmanna, Jirmeja, 12 Attai, Eliël, 13 Johanan, Elsabad, 14 Jirmeja und Machbannai.
15 Alle elf vom Stamm Gad wurden später Heerführer. Schon der Schwächste von ihnen konnte es im Kampf mit hundert Gegnern aufnehmen, der Stärkste sogar mit tausend. 16 Sie überquerten den Jordan im Frühling bei Hochwasser und schlugen alle Bewohner der Seitentäler im Osten und im Westen in die Flucht.
17 Auch von den Stämmen Benjamin und Juda kamen einige Männer zu David in die Bergfestung. 18 David ging ihnen entgegen und fragte: »Kommt ihr in friedlicher Absicht zu mir? Wollt ihr mir helfen? Dann könnt ihr euch meinen Soldaten anschließen! Oder wollt ihr mich an meine Feinde verraten, obwohl ich nichts verbrochen habe? Dann wird der Gott unserer Vorfahren euch strafen, denn er sieht es.«
19 Da wurde Amasai, der spätere Befehlshaber von Davids Elitetruppe, vom Geist Gottes ergriffen und rief: »Zu dir, David, wollen wir gehören, und für dich, Isais Sohn, kämpfen wir! Wir wünschen dir und deinen Anhängern Erfolg und Sieg! Denn dein Gott ist da und hilft dir!« Da nahm David die Männer bei sich auf und ernannte sie zu Führern seiner Kriegstruppe.
20 Auch vom Stamm Manasse liefen einige Soldaten zu David über, als dieser mit den Philistern gegen Saul in den Krieg ziehen wollte. Zuletzt aber durfte David nicht an der Schlacht teilnehmen. Die Fürsten der Philister befürchteten, er könne wieder zu Saul, seinem früheren Herrn, überlaufen und sie ins Verderben stürzen. Darum schickten sie ihn zurück.
21 Als David nun auf dem Weg nach Ziklag war, schlossen sich ihm folgende Offiziere vom Stamm Manasse an: Adnach, Josabad, Jediaël, Michael, Josabad, Elihu und Zilletai. Jeder von ihnen war Befehlshaber über 1000 Soldaten gewesen. 22 Sie halfen David im Kampf gegen die Banden der Amalekiter. David machte sie zu Truppenführern in seinem Heer, denn sie waren erfahrene Soldaten.
23 Tag für Tag kamen Männer zu David, um ihm zu helfen. Schließlich verfügte er über ein riesiges Heer[a].
Davids Heer in Hebron
24 Es folgt ein Verzeichnis aller Soldaten, die zu David nach Hebron kamen. Sie wollten ihn an Sauls Stelle zum König machen, wie der Herr es gesagt hatte.
25 Vom Stamm Juda waren es 6800 Mann, bewaffnet mit Schild und Speer;
26 vom Stamm Simeon 7100 erfahrene Soldaten;
27 vom Stamm Levi 4600 Mann; 28 unter ihnen waren Jojada, das Oberhaupt von Aarons Nachkommen, mit 3700 Mann, 29 und Zadok, ein junger, aber erfahrener Soldat, mit 22 Offizieren aus seiner Sippe;
30 vom Stamm Benjamin, aus dem Saul kam, waren es 3000 Mann, doch die meisten Soldaten aus diesem Stamm hielten bis dahin noch zu Sauls Familie;
31 vom Stamm Ephraim kamen 20.800 Soldaten, Männer von Rang und Namen in ihren Sippen;
32 vom halben Stamm Manasse 18.000 Mann; sie waren ausgewählt worden, um zu Davids Krönung nach Hebron zu reisen;
33 vom Stamm Issachar 200 Offiziere mit ihren Truppen; diese Männer konnten den Lauf der Dinge richtig einschätzen und wussten, was Israel zu tun hatte;
34 vom Stamm Sebulon kam ein geordnetes Heer von 50.000 bewaffneten Soldaten, alle fest entschlossen, sich David anzuschließen;
35 vom Stamm Naftali waren es 1000 Offiziere mit einem Heer von 37.000 Mann, bewaffnet mit Schild und Speer;
36 vom Stamm Dan ein geordnetes Heer von 28.600 Mann;
37 vom Stamm Asser ein geordnetes Heer von 40.000 Mann;
38 von den Stämmen Ruben, Gad und dem halben Stamm Manasse, die östlich des Jordan lebten, waren es 120.000 Mann in voller Kriegsrüstung.
39 Sie alle kamen geordnet in Truppen nach Hebron und hatten ein und dasselbe Ziel: Sie wollten David zum König über ganz Israel machen. Das war auch der Wunsch der übrigen Israeliten. 40 Die Truppenverbände blieben drei Tage bei David. Die Einwohner von Hebron versorgten sie mit Nahrung. 41 Alle, die in der Nähe wohnten, sogar die Bewohner der Gebiete Issachar, Sebulon und Naftali, halfen mit. Auf Eseln und Kamelen, auf Maultieren und Rindern brachten sie Lebensmittel nach Hebron: Mehlspeisen, Feigen- und Rosinenkuchen, Wein und Öl; dazu ganze Herden von Schafen und Rindern. Alle Israeliten freuten sich sehr.
Footnotes
- 12,23 Wörtlich: über ein großes Heer, so wie ein Heer Gottes.
1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles 12
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Warriors Join David
12 These were the men who came to David at Ziklag,(A) while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle; 2 they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed;(B) they were relatives of Saul(C) from the tribe of Benjamin):
3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,[a](D) 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.(E)
8 Some Gadites(F) defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions,(G) and they were as swift as gazelles(H) in the mountains.
9 Ezer was the chief,
Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.
14 These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred,(I) and the greatest for a thousand.(J) 15 It was they who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks,(K) and they put to flight everyone living in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 Other Benjamites(L) and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold. 17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.”
18 Then the Spirit(M) came on Amasai,(N) chief of the Thirty, and he said:
“We are yours, David!
We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success,(O) 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.
19 Some of the tribe 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.”)(P) 20 When David went to Ziklag,(Q) 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. 21 They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army. 22 Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.[b]
Others Join David at Hebron
23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron(R) to turn(S) Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:(T)
24 from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;
25 from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;
26 from Levi—4,600, 27 including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28 and Zadok,(U) a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;
29 from Benjamin,(V) Saul’s tribe—3,000, most(W) of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;
30 from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;
31 from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;
32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do(X)—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
33 from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;
34 from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;
35 from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;
36 from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;
37 and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.
38 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.(Y) All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. 39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking,(Z) for their families had supplied provisions for them. 40 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(AA) of flour, fig cakes, raisin(AB) cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy(AC) in Israel.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 12:4 In Hebrew texts the second half of this verse (Jeremiah … Gederathite) is numbered 12:5, and 12:5-40 is numbered 12:6-41.
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 Or a great and mighty army
1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles 12
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12 Now 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.
3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 And 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;
9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 These 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.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 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.
21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
29 And 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.
30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32 And 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.
33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All 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.
39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
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