1 Chronicles 12
English Standard Version
The Mighty Men Join David
12 (A)Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. 2 They (B)were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the (C)left hand; they were Benjaminites, (D)Saul's kinsmen. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of (E)Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of (F)Anathoth, 4 Ishmaiah of (G)Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty; Jeremiah,[a] Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah, 5 Eluzai,[b] Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the (H)Korahites; 7 And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were (I)swift as gazelles upon the mountains: 9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third, 10 Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, 11 Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, 12 Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, 13 Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh. 14 These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a (J)match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand. 15 These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was (K)overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. 17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.” 18 Then (L)the Spirit clothed (M)Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O David,
and with you, O son of Jesse!
(N)Peace, peace to you,
and peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.
19 Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David (O)when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, (P)“At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”) 20 As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. 21 They helped David against (Q)the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army. 22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God.
23 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops (R)who came to David in Hebron (S)to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, (T)according to the word of the Lord. 24 The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops. 25 Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. 26 Of the Levites 4,600. 27 The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700. 28 (U)Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers' house. 29 Of the Benjaminites, (V)the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the (W)majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30 Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. 31 Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were (X)expressly named to come and make David king. 32 Of Issachar, men who (Y)had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. 33 Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, (Z)equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David[c] with (AA)singleness of purpose. 34 Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear. 35 Of the Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle. 36 Of (AB)Asher 40,000 (AC)seasoned troops (AD)ready for battle. 37 Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war.
38 All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with (AE)a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a (AF)single mind to make David king. 39 And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them. 40 And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, (AG)cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 12:4 Hebrew verse 5
- 1 Chronicles 12:5 Hebrew verse 6
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks David
1 Krönikeboken 12
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Fler ansluter sig till David
12 Dessa är de som förenade sig med David i Siklag, medan han fortfarande gömde sig för Saul, Kishs son. De var bland de kämpar som bistod honom i striden. 2 De var beväpnade med bågar och kunde använda stenslunga med både vänster och höger hand. De var benjaminiter, liksom Saul.
3 Ledaren var Achieser och därefter Joash, söner till Shemaa från Giva, Jesiel och Pelet, söner till Asmavet, Berekja, Jehu från Anatot, 4 Jishmaja från Givon, en av de trettio och deras ledare, Jeremia, Jachasiel, Jochanan, Josavad från Gedera, 5 Elusaj, Jerimot, Bealja, Shemarja, Shefatja från Haruf, 6 Elkana, Jishia, Asarel, Joeser och Jashovam, alla från Korachs släkt, 7 och Joela och Sevadja, söner till Jerocham från Gedor.
8 Några gaditer gick också över till David i bergfästet i öknen. De var alla tappra män, skickliga krigare, som kunde hantera sköld och spjut, med en uppsyn som lejon och snabba som gaseller i bergen.
9 Eser var den främste,
Obadja den andre, Eliav den tredje,
10 Mishmanna den fjärde, Jeremia den femte,
11 Attaj den sjätte, Eliel den sjunde,
12 Jochanan den åttonde, Elsavad den nionde,
13 Jeremia den tionde och Makbannaj den elfte.
14 Dessa män tillhörde Gads stam och var de främsta i hären. Den svagaste av dem kunde jämföras med hundra andra, och den starkaste med tusen. 15 De gick över Jordan i den första månaden, när den svämmade över sina bräddar, och de jagade bort alla dem som bodde i dalarna, både i öster och väster.
16 Andra av Benjamins män och några från Juda kom också till David i bergfästet. 17 Han gick ut och mötte dem och sa till dem: ”Om ni har kommit i fredliga avsikter för att hjälpa mig, är jag villig att förena mig med er. Men om ni har kommit för att förråda mig till mina fiender, fastän jag inte gjort något orätt, då ska våra förfäders Gud se det och döma er.”
18 Då kom Anden över Amasaj, den främste bland de trettio, och han svarade:
”Vi tillhör dig, David,
vi är med dig, Jishajs son!
Välgång och framgång för dig
och för alla som står upp för dig,
för din Gud är din hjälp!”
David tog alltså emot dem och lät dem bli ledare för sin trupp.
19 Några från Manasse gick över till David, när han skulle strida med filistéerna mot Saul. Men de gav dem aldrig någon hjälp, eftersom de filisteiska befälhavarna rådgjorde med varandra och skickade bort honom och sa: ”Det kan kosta oss huvudet, om han går över till sin herre Saul.” 20 När David gick till Siklag, gick dessa män från Manasse över till honom: Adnach, Josavad, Jediael, Mikael, Josavad, Elihu och Silletaj. Alla dessa hade befälet över enheter på tusen man i Manasse. 21 De hjälpte David när han stred mot rövarband. De var tappra och blev befälhavare i hären. 22 Dagligen slöt sig män till David, så att han till slut hade en stor armé, som Guds.
23 Detta är en förteckning över de antal väpnade män som slöt sig till David i Hebron för att kungariket skulle övergå till honom från Saul, så som Herren hade sagt.
24 Från Juda: 6 800 man, krigsrustade med sköld och spjut.
25 Från Simon: 7 100 krigsrustade man.
26 Från Levi: 4 600 man, 27 med Jojada, fursten inom Arons släkt, med 3 700, 28 och Sadok, en modig ung krigare med 22 officerare från sin familj.
29 Från Benjamin, Sauls stam, kom 3 000 man, varav de flesta varit lojala mot Sauls ätt.
30 Från Efraim: 20 800 tappra krigare, alla framstående i sina familjer.
31 Från ena hälften av Manasse: 18 000 man, utsedda för att göra David till kung.
32 Från Isaskar: män som förstod sin tid och visste vad Israel skulle göra, 200 ledare med sina släktingar under sig.
33 Från Sebulon: 50 000 vapenföra män, utrustade med alla slags vapen och fullständigt lojala mot David.
34 Från Naftali: 1 000 officerare och 37 000 man utrustade med sköld och spjut.
35 Från Dan: 28 600 stridsrustade soldater.
36 Från Asher: 40 000 vapenföra och stridsrustade soldater.
37 Från andra sidan Jordan, från Rubens och Gads stammar och den andra hälften av Manasses stam, 120 000 soldater, utrustade med alla slags vapen.
38 Alla dessa stridsmän kom till Hebron frivilligt, beredda att kämpa i leden för att göra David till hela Israels kung. Också de övriga i Israel var enhälligt inställda på att göra David till kung. 39 Männen åt och drack tillsammans med David i tre dagar, för deras familjer försåg dem med proviant, 40 och dessutom förde folk från grannskapet och ända bortifrån Isaskar, Sebulon och Naftali dit mat på åsnor, kameler, mulor och oxar. Mängder av mjöl, fikonkakor, russinkakor, vin, olja, boskap och får fördes dit, och Israel gladde sig.
1 Chronicles 12
New King James Version
The Growth of David’s Army(A)
12 Now (B)these were the men who came to David at (C)Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war, 2 armed with bows, using both the right hand and (D)the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren.
3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of [a]Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Some Gadites [b]joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were (E)as swift as gazelles on 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, and Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a (F)thousand. 15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its (G)banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. 17 And David went out [c]to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no [d]wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.” 18 Then the Spirit [e]came upon (H)Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:
“We are yours, O David;
We are on your side, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.
19 And some from Manasseh defected to David (I)when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, (J)“He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.” 20 When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh. 21 And they helped David against (K)the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army. 22 For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, (L)like the army of God.
David’s Army at Hebron
23 Now these were the numbers of the [f]divisions that were equipped for war, and (M)came to David at (N)Hebron to (O)turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, (P)according to the word of the Lord: 24 of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred [g]armed for war; 25 of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; 26 of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; 27 Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; 28 (Q)Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains; 29 of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then (R)the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul); 30 of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, [h]famous men throughout their father’s house; 31 of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; 32 of the sons of Issachar (S)who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command; 33 of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, (T)stouthearted men who could keep ranks; 34 of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; 35 of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; 36 of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; 37 of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.
38 All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of (U)one mind to make David king. 39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen—provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 12:3 Or Hasmaah
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 Lit. separated themselves to
- 1 Chronicles 12:17 Lit. before them
- 1 Chronicles 12:17 Lit. violence
- 1 Chronicles 12:18 Lit. clothed
- 1 Chronicles 12:23 Lit. heads of those
- 1 Chronicles 12:24 equipped
- 1 Chronicles 12:30 Lit. men of names
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