1 Cronica 12
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Ang mga Unang Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Benjamin
12 Narito ang mga lalaking pumunta sa Ziklag at sumama kay David noong siya'y nagtatago kay Saul. Sila'y kilalang mandirigma, kaliwa't kanan kung gumamit ng pana, at asintado sa tirador. 2 Sa lipi ni Benjamin mula sa angkan ni Saul: 3 si Ahiezer, ang pinakapinuno at si Joas ang pangalawa, parehong anak ni Semaa na taga-Gibea; sina Jeziel at Pelet na mga anak ni Azmavet; sina Beraca at Jehu na parehong taga-Anatot; 4 si Ismaias, na taga-Gibeon, isa sa mga pinuno ng Tatlumpu; sina Jeremias, Jahaziel, Johanan at Jozabad na mga taga-Gedera; 5 sina Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealias, Semarias at Sefatias na taga-Haruf; 6 sina Elkana, Isaias, Azarel, Joezer at Jasobeam na buhat sa angkan ni Korah; 7 sina Jocla at Zebadias na mga anak ni Jeroham na taga-Gedor.
Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Gad
8 Sa lipi ni Gad, ang sumama kay David ay mga mahusay na mandirigma at sanay sa paggamit ng sibat at kalasag, mababagsik na parang leon at kung kumilos ay simbilis ng mga usa sa bundok. 9 Ang pinakapinuno nila ay si Eser at ang iba pa ayon sa pagkakasunud-sunod ay sina Obadias, Eliab, 10 Mismana, Jeremias, 11 Atai, Eliel, 12 Johanan, Elzabad, 13 Jeremias at Macbanai. 14 Ang mga ito'y mga opisyal ng hukbo na ang pinakamaliit na pinapamahalaan ay hindi bababâ sa isang daan at ang pinakamalaki ay isang libo. 15 Sila ang tumawid sa Ilog Jordan nang unang buwan na ito'y umaapaw at naging dahilan nang paglikas ng mga taong naninirahan sa silangan at kanluran ng kapatagan doon.
Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa mga Lipi nina Benjamin at Juda
16 May iba pang mga tauhan mula sa mga lipi nina Benjamin at Juda na sumama na rin kay David. 17 Ang mga ito'y sinalubong ni David na nagsasabing, “Kung naparito kayo bilang mga kaibigan, tatanggapin ko kayo. Ngunit kung mga kaaway, kahit wala pa akong nagagawang karahasan, hatulan nawa kayo ng Diyos ng aming mga ninuno.” 18 Noon din si Amasai na pinuno ng Tatlumpu ay kinasihan ng Espiritu ng Diyos at nagsabi:
“Kami'y sa iyo, O David, kami'y kakampi mo, anak ni Jesse!
Kapayapaan nawa'y sumaiyo at sa mga kapanalig mo!
Sapagkat Diyos ang iyong katulong.”
Malugod silang tinanggap ni David at ginawa silang mga pinuno sa kanyang hukbo.
Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Manases
19 Mayroon ding mula sa lipi ni Manases na nakiisa kay David nang kanilang sasalakayin si Saul, kasama ng mga Filisteo. Hindi na natuloy ang pagtulong niya sa mga Filisteo sapagkat hindi nagtiwala sa kanya ang mga pinuno nito. Siya'y pinaalis at sinabi, “Malalagay lamang sa panganib ang ating buhay, sapagkat tiyak na kay Saul pa rin papanig ang taong iyan!” 20 Nang bumalik na si David sa Ziklag, dumating nga sa kanya ang mga tauhan mula sa lipi ni Manases. Ito'y sina Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Micael, Jozabad, Eliu at Zilletai. Bawat isa sa kanila'y pinuno ng sanlibong kawal. 21 Malaki ang naitulong nila kay David at sa kanyang mga tauhan, sapagkat sanay silang mandirigma. Ang mga ito'y ginawa niyang mga opisyal sa kanyang hukbo. 22 Araw-araw, may dumarating kay David upang tumulong, kaya't nakabuo siya ng napakalaking hukbo.
Ang Listahan ng Hukbo ni David
23 Ito ang bilang ng mga kawal na nagpunta kay David sa Hebron upang ilipat sa kanya ang pagiging hari ni Saul ayon sa pangako ni Yahweh:
24-37 Juda: 6,800 na mahuhusay gumamit ng sibat at kalasag; Simeon: 7,100 na mga kilala sa tapang at lakas; Levi: 4,600; Aaron sa pamumuno ni Joiada: 3,700; Zadok kasama ang 22 pinuno ng kanilang angkan; Benjamin, lipi ni Saul: 3,000, karamihan sa kanila'y nanatiling tapat sa angkan ni Saul; Efraim: 20,800 matatapang at kilala sa kanilang sambayanan; Kalahating lipi ni Manases: 18,000 na pinapunta upang gawing hari si David; Isacar: 200 mga pinuno kasama ang mga angkang kanilang pinamumunuan. Ang mga ito'y marunong humula ng panahon at nagpapasya kung ano ang hakbang na gagawin ng bansang Israel; Zebulun: 50,000 kawal na bihasa sa labanan at sanay sa lahat ng uri ng sandata; Neftali: 1,000 pinuno at 37,000 kawal na armado ng kalasag at sibat; Dan: 28,600 kawal na sanay sa labanan; Asher: 40,000 kawal na handa na sa labanan; Mula naman sa lipi nina Ruben, Gad at kalahating lipi ni Manases na nasa ibayo ng Jordan: 120,000 armado at bihasa sa lahat ng uri ng sandata.
38 Ang lahat ng ito ay handang makipagdigma, at nagpunta sa Hebron na iisa ang layunin: gawing hari ng Israel si David. 39 Tatlong araw silang kumain at uminom na kasama ni David sapagkat sila'y ipinaghanda roon ng kanilang mga kababayan. 40 Maging ang mga taga kalapit-bayan ng Isacar, Zebulun at Neftali ay nagdala sa kanila ng pagkain. Dumating sila roon na dala ang mga asno, kamelyo, bisiro at toro, at sari-saring pagkain tulad ng harina, igos, mga kumpol ng tinuyong ubas, alak, langis, mga toro at tupa. Nagkaroon ng malaking pagdiriwang sa buong Israel.
1 Chronicles 12
New International Version
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
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