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1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles 12
King James Version
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.
1 Krönikeboken 12
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1 Krönikeboken 12
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Stridsmän som ansluter sig till David
12 Dessa var de som kom till David i Siklag, medan han ännu gömde sig för Saul, Kish son. De hörde till de hjältar som hjälpte honom under kriget. 2 De var beväpnade med båge och skickliga i att både med höger och vänster hand slunga stenar och skjuta pilar från bågen.
Av Sauls stamfränder, benjaminiterna, kom följande: 3 Ahieser, den främste, och Joas, gibeatiten Hassemaas söner, Jesuel och Pelet, Asmavets söner, Beraka, anatotiten Jehu, 4 och gibeoniten Jismaja, en av de trettio hjältarna och anförare för de trettio, Jeremia, Jahasiel, Johanan, gederatiten Josabad, 5 Elusaj, Jerimot, Bealja, Semarja, harufiten Sefatja, 6 koraiterna Elkana, Jissia, Asarel, Joeser och Jasobeam, 7 Joela och Sebadja, söner till Jeroham från Gedor.
8 Av gaditerna gick några över till David i bergfästet i öknen, tappra män, krigsmän, skickliga att strida, rustade med sköld och spjut. Deras ansikten var som lejons och de var snabba som gaseller på bergen: 9 Eser, den främste, Obadja, den andre, Eliab, den tredje, 10 Masmanna, den fjärde, Jeremia, den femte, 11 Attaj, den sjätte, Eliel, den sjunde, 12 Johanan, den åttonde, Elsabad, den nionde. 13 Jeremia, den tionde, Makbannaj, den elfte.
14 Dessa var av Gads barn och hörde till de främsta i hären. Den ringaste av dem var ensam så god som hundra, och den störste så god som tusen. 15 Det var dessa som i första månaden gick över Jordan, när den svämmade över alla sina bräddar, och som jagade bort alla dem som bodde i dalarna, åt öster och åt väster.
16 Av Benjamins och Juda barn kom några män till David i hans fästning. 17 Då gick David ut emot dem och sade till dem: "Om ni kommer till mig i fredlig avsikt och vill hjälpa mig, så är jag beredd att förena mig med er. Men om ni kommer för att förråda mig åt mina ovänner, fastän mina händer är fria från våld, då må våra fäders Gud se det och straffa det."
18 Men Anden hade kommit över Amasaj, den främste bland de trettio, och han sade:
"Dina är vi, David,
och med dig står vi, du Isais son.
Frid, frid vare med dig,
och frid vare med dem som hjälper dig,
ty din Gud hjälper dig!"
David tog emot dem och gjorde dem till befälhavare i sin krigarskara.
19 Från Manasse gick några över till David, när han tillsammans med filisteerna drog ut i strid mot Saul. David och hans män fick dock inte hjälpa filisteerna, eftersom filisteernas furstar sedan de hade haft rådslag skickade bort honom och sade: "Det gäller våra huvuden, om han går över till sin herre Saul."
20 När han gav sig i väg till Siklag, gick dessa från Manasse över till honom: Adna, Josabad, Jediael, Mikael, Josabad, Elihu och Silletaj, huvudmän för de ätter som hörde till Manasse. 21 Dessa hjälpte David mot rövarbanden, för de var alla tappra stridsmän och blev anförare i hären. 22 Dag efter dag kom allt fler till David för att hjälpa honom, tills han hade en här stor som Guds här.
23 Detta är antalet av det beväpnade krigsfolk som kom till David i Hebron för att efter Herrens befallning flytta Sauls kungamakt över på honom:
24 Juda söner, som bar sköld och spjut, 6 800, beväpnade till strid; 25 av Simeons söner tappra stridsmän, 7 100; 26 av Levi söner 4 600; 27 därtill Jojada, fursten inom Arons släkt, och med honom 3 700; 28 vidare Sadok, en tapper ung man med sin fars släkt; 22 befälhavare; 29 av Benjamins söner, Sauls stamfränder, 3 000 - ty vid den tiden höll fortfarande de flesta av dem troget fast vid Sauls hus - 30 av Efraims söner 20 800 tappra stridsmän, namnkunniga män i sina familjer; 31 av ena hälften av Manasse stam 18 000 namngivna män, som kom för att göra David till kung; 32 av Isaskars söner kom män, som väl förstod tidstecknen och insåg vad Israel borde göra, 200 befälhavare, därtill alla deras stamfränder under deras befäl; 33 av Sebulon stridsberedda män, rustade till strid med alla slags vapen, 50 000, som ställde upp helhjärtat; 34 av Naftali 1 000 officerare och med dem 37 000, beväpnade med sköld och spjut; 35 av daniterna män, rustade till strid, 28 600; 36 av Aser, stridsberedda män, rustade till strid, 40 000; 37 och från andra sidan Jordan, av rubeniterna, gaditerna och andra hälften av Manasse stam, 120 000, rustade till strid med alla slags vapen.
38 Alla dessa krigsmän kom till Hebron, beredda till strid, fast beslutna att göra David till kung över hela Israel. Hela det övriga Israel var också enigt i att göra David till kung. 39 De var där hos David i tre dagar och åt och drack, för deras bröder hade försett dem med livsmedel. 40 De som bodde närmast dem, ända upp till Isaskar, Sebulon och Naftali, förde också till dem på åsnor, kameler, mulåsnor och oxar livsmedel i mängd till föda: mjöl, fikonkakor och russinkakor, vin och olja, nötboskap och småboskap. Ty det rådde glädje i Israel.
1 Chronicles 12
New International Version
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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