David’s First Supporters

12 The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish.(A) They were among the warriors who helped him in battle. They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow.(B) They were Saul’s relatives(C) from Benjamin:

Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite.

Then there was his brother Joash;

Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth;

Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty;

Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite;

Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;

Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were valiant warriors, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.(D)

Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,

10 Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,

11 Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,

12 Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

13 Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh.

14 These Gadites were army commanders; the least of them was a match for a hundred, and the greatest of them for a thousand.(E) 15 These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month[a] when it was overflowing all its banks,(F) and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

16 Other Benjaminites and men from Judah also went to David at the stronghold.(G) 17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge.”

18 Then the Spirit enveloped[b](H) Amasai,(I) chief of the Thirty, and he said:

We are yours, David,
we are with you, son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to him who helps you,(J)
for your God helps you.

So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

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.”(K) 20 When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. 21 They helped David against the raiders,(L) for they were all valiant warriors and commanders in the army. 22 At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God.[c](M)

David’s Soldiers in Hebron

23 The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him,(N) according to the Lord’s word,(O) were as follows:

24 From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

25 From the Simeonites: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for war.

26 From the Levites: 4,600 27 in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men; 28 and Zadok,(P) a young valiant warrior, with 22 commanders from his ancestral family.[d]

29 From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul:(Q) 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul).

30 From the Ephraimites: 20,800 valiant warriors who were famous men in their ancestral families.[e]

31 From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

32 From the Issacharites, who understood the times(R) and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command.

33 From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose(S) to help David.[f]

34 From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

35 From the Danites: 28,600 trained for battle.

36 From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle.

37 From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war.

38 All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron wholeheartedly determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king.(T) 39 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them. 40 In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, herds, and flocks.(U) Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

Footnotes

  1. 12:15 = Nisan (March–April)
  2. 12:18 Lit clothed; Jdg 6:34; 2Ch 24:20
  3. 12:22 Or like the ultimate army
  4. 12:28 Lit the house of his father
  5. 12:30 Lit the house of their fathers
  6. 12:33 LXX; MT omits David

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; 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):

Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, 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) Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite; Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.(E)

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.

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. 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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 12:22 Or a great and mighty army

Ang mga Tao na Sumama kay David at ang Kanyang mga Sundalo

12 Ito ang mga tao na pumunta kay David doon sa Ziklag nang siyaʼy nagtatago kay Saul na anak ni Kish. Kasama sila sa mga tumulong kay David sa labanan. Armado sila ng mga pana at mahuhusay silang pumana at manirador, kanan o kaliwang kamay man. Mga kamag-anak sila ni Saul mula sa lahi ni Benjamin. Pinamumunuan sila nina Ahiezer at Joash na mga anak ni Shemaa na taga-Gibea. Ito ang mga pangalan nila:

sina Jeziel at Pelet na mga anak ni Azmavet,

sina Beraca at Jehu na mga taga-Anatot,

si Ishmaya na taga-Gibeon, na isa sa mga tanyag na sundalo at isa rin sa matatapang na pinuno ng 30 matatapang na tao,

sina Jeremias, Jahaziel, Johanan, at Jozabad na taga-Gedera,

sina Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealia, Shemaria, at Shefatia na taga-Haruf,

sina Elkana, Ishia, Azarel, Joezer, at Jashobeam na mga angkan ni Kora,

sina Joela at Zebadia na mga anak ni Jeroham na taga-Gedor.

May mga tao ring mula sa lahi ni Gad ang sumama kay David doon sa matatag na kuta na pinagtataguan niya sa ilang. Matatapang silang sundalo at mahuhusay gumamit ng mga pananggalang at sibat. Kasintapang sila ng mga leon, at kasimbilis ng usa sa kabundukan:

si Ezer ang pinuno nila,

si Obadias ang pangalawa,

si Eliab ang pangatlo,

10 si Mishmana ang pang-apat,

si Jeremias ang panglima,

11 si Atai ang pang-anim,

si Eliel ang pampito,

12 si Johanan ang pangwalo,

si Elzabad ang pangsiyam,

13 si Jeremias ang pangsampu,

at si Macbanai ang pang-11.

14 Sila ang lahi ni Gad na mga kumander ng mga sundalo. Ang pinakamahina sa kanila ay makakapamahala ng 100 sundalo, at ang pinakamalakas ay makakapamahala ng 1,000 sundalo. 15 Tinawid nila ang Ilog ng Jordan nang unang buwan ng taon, ang panahong umaapaw ang tubig nito, at itinaboy nila ang lahat ng nakatira sa mga lambak ng silangan at kanluran ng ilog.

16 May mga tao ring nagmula sa mga lahi nina Benjamin at Juda na pumunta kay David doon sa pinagkukutaan niya. 17 Lumabas si David para salubungin sila at sinabi, “Kung pumunta kayo rito para tumulong sa akin bilang kaibigan, tinatanggap ko kayo na sumama sa amin. Pero kung pumunta kayo rito para ibigay ako sa aking mga kalaban kahit wala akong kasalanan, sanaʼy makita ito ng Dios ng ating mga ninuno at parusahan niya kayo.”

18 Pagkatapos, pinuspos ng Espiritu si Amasai na kalaunan ay naging pinuno ng 30 matatapang na sundalo, at sinabi niya,

“Kami po ay sa inyo, O David na anak ni Jesse! Magtagumpay sana kayo at ang mga tumutulong sa inyo, dahil ang Dios ninyo ang tumutulong sa inyo.”

Kaya tinanggap sila ni David at ginawang opisyal ng mga sundalo niya.

19 May mga tao rin na mula sa lahi ni Manase ang sumama kay David nang pumunta siya sa mga Filisteo para makipaglaban kay Saul. Pero hindi pumayag ang mga Filisteo na sumama si David at ang mga tauhan niya, dahil iniisip nila na baka muling pumanig si David sa amo niyang si Saul. Kaya pagkatapos nilang mag-usap, pinabalik nila si David sa Ziklag.

20 Ito ang mga tao na mula sa lahi ni Manase na sumama kay David sa Ziklag: sina Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Micael, Jozabad, Elihu at Ziletai. Bawat isa sa kanilaʼy pinuno ng 1,000 sundalo sa lahi ni Manase. 21 Tumulong sila kay David sa pakikipaglaban sa mga lumulusob sa kanila, dahil matatapang silang mga mandirigma. Kaya nga naging pinuno sila ng mga sundalo ni David. 22 Sa bawat araw, may mga tao na pumupunta kay David para tumulong, hanggang sa dumami at naging matibay ang kanyang mga sundalo.[a]

23-24 Ito ang bilang ng mga armadong sundalo na pumunta kay David sa Hebron upang tumulong sa kanya na maagaw ang kaharian ni Saul, ayon sa ipinangako ng Panginoon:

Mula sa lahi ni Juda: 6,800 sundalo na may mga dalang sibat at pana.

25 Mula sa lahi ni Simeon: 7,100 mahuhusay na sundalo.

26 Mula sa lahi ni Levi: 4,600 sundalo, 27 kabilang na si Jehoyada na pinuno ng pamilya ni Aaron at ang kanyang 3,700 tauhan, 28 at si Zadok na isang matapang at kabataang mandirigma at ang 22 opisyal mula sa kanyang pamilya.

29 Mula sa lahi ni Benjamin na mga kamag-anak ni Saul: 3,000 sundalo. Karamihan sa lahi ni Benjamin ay nanatiling tapat kay Saul.

30 Mula sa lahi ni Efraim: 20,800 matatapang na sundalo at tanyag sa pamilya nila.

31 Mula sa kalahating lahi ni Manase: 18,000 sundalo. Ipinadala sila para tumulong sa pagluklok kay David na maging hari.

32 Mula sa lahi ni Isacar: 200 pinuno kasama ang mga kamag-anak na pinamamahalaan nila. Sila ang nakakaalam kung ano ang dapat gawin ng Israel at kung kailan ito gagawin.

33 Mula sa lahi ni Zebulun: 50,000 mahuhusay na sundalo na armado ng ibaʼt ibang armas. Handang-handa silang tumulong at mamatay para kay David.

34 Mula sa lahi ni Naftali: 1,000 opisyal at 37,000 sundalo na may dalang mga pananggalang at sibat.

35 Mula sa lahi ni Dan: 28,600 sundalo na handa sa labanan.

36 Mula sa lahi ni Asher: 40,000 mahuhusay na sundalo na handa sa labanan.

37 At mula sa lahi sa silangan ng Ilog ng Jordan, ang lahi ni Reuben, Gad at kalahating lahi ni Manase: 120,000 sundalo na armado ng ibaʼt ibang uri ng armas.

38 Silang lahat ang sundalo na nagprisinta sa pakikipaglaban. Pumunta sila sa Hebron at nagkaisa silang gawing hari si David sa buong Israel. Sa katunayan, halos lahat ng Israelita ay gustong maging hari si David. 39 Nanatili sila roon ng tatlong araw kasama si David na nagsisikain at nag-iinuman dahil pinadalhan sila ng mga kababayan nila ng pagkain. 40 Nagdala rin ng pagkain ang mga kamag-anak nilang mula pa sa malayong lugar ng Isacar, Zebulun at Naftali. Ikinarga nila ito sa mga asno, kamelyo, mola[b] at baka. Marami ang kanilang harina, igos, mga pinatuyong pasas, katas ng ubas at langis, baka at tupa. Masayang-masaya ang lahat sa Israel.

Footnotes

  1. 12:22 hanggang sa dumami … mga sundalo: o, hanggang sa dumami ang kanyang mga sundalo katulad ng mga sundalo ng Dios.
  2. 12:40 mola: sa Ingles, “mule.” Hayop na parang kabayo.