¹⁹ Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, “It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”^(A)

²² At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God.^[a](A)