1 Estes, porém, são os que vieram a Davi, a Ziclague, estando ele ainda escondido, por causa de Saul, filho de Quis; e eram dos valentes que o ajudaram na guerra.
2 Estavam armados de arco, e usavam tanto da mão direita como da esquerda em atirar pedras e em atirar flechas com o arco; eram dos irmãos de Saul, benjamitas.
3 Aiezer, o chefe, e Joás, filho de Semaa, o gibeatita, e Jeziel e Pelete, filhos de Azmavete; e Beraca, e Jeú, o anatotita,
4 E Ismaías, o gibeonita, valente entre os trinta, líder deles; e Jeremias, e Jaaziel, e Joanã, e Jozabade, o gederatita,
5 Eluzai, e Jerimote, e Bealias, e Samarias, e Sefatias, o harufita,
6 Elcana, Issias, Azarel, Joezer, e Jasobeão, os coraítas,
7 E Joela, e Zabadias, filhos de Jeroão de Gedor.
8 E dos gaditas se desertaram para Davi, ao lugar forte no deserto, valentes, homens de guerra para pelejar, armados com escudo e lança; e seus rostos eram como rostos de leões, e ligeiros como corças sobre os montes:
9 Ezer, o primeiro; Obadias, o segundo; Eliabe, o terceiro;
10 Mismana, o quarto; Jeremias, o quinto;
11 Atai, o sexto; Eliel, o sétimo;
12 Joanã, o oitavo; Elzabade, o nono;
13 Jeremias, o décimo; Macbanai, o undécimo;
14 Estes, dos filhos de Gade, foram os capitães do exército; o menor tinha o encargo de cem homens e o maior de mil.
15 Estes são os que passaram o Jordão no primeiro mês, quando ele transbordava por todas as suas ribanceiras, e fizeram fugir a todos os dos vales ao oriente e ao ocidente.
16 Também alguns dos filhos de Benjamim e de Judá vieram a Davi, ao lugar forte.
17 E Davi lhes saiu ao encontro, e lhes falou, dizendo: Se vós vindes a mim pacificamente e para me ajudar, o meu coração se unirá convosco; porém, se é para me entregar aos meus inimigos, sem que haja deslealdade nas minhas mãos, o Deus de nossos pais o veja e o repreenda.
18 Então veio o espírito sobre Amasai, chefe de trinta, e disse: Nós somos teus, ó Davi, e contigo estamos, ó filho de Jessé! Paz, paz contigo, e paz com quem te ajuda, pois que teu Deus te ajuda. E Davi os recebeu, e os fez capitães das tropas.
19 Também de Manassés alguns passaram para Davi, quando veio com os filisteus para a batalha contra Saul; todavia Davi não os ajudou, porque os príncipes dos filisteus, tendo feito conselho, o despediram, dizendo: À custa de nossas cabeças passará a Saul, seu senhor.
20 Voltando ele, pois, a Ziclague, passaram-se para ele, de Manassés, Adna, Jozabade, Jediael, Micael, Jozabade, Eliú, e Ziletai, capitães de milhares dos de Manassés.
21 E estes ajudaram a Davi contra aquela tropa, porque todos eles eram heróis poderosos, e foram capitães no exército.
22 Porque naquele tempo, dia após dia, vinham a Davi para o ajudar, até que se fez um grande exército, como o exército de Deus.
23 Ora este é o número dos chefes armados para a peleja, que vieram a Davi em Hebrom, para transferir a ele o reino de Saul, conforme a palavra do Senhor.
24 Dos filhos de Judá, que traziam escudo e lança, seis mil e oitocentos, armados para a peleja;
25 Dos filhos de Simeão, homens poderosos para pelejar, sete mil e cem;
26 Dos filhos de Levi, quatro mil e seiscentos.
27 Joiada, que era o líder dos de Arão, e com ele três mil e setecentos.
28 E Zadoque, sendo ainda jovem, homem poderoso, com vinte e dois capitães da família de seu pai;
29 E dos filhos de Benjamim, irmãos de Saul, três mil; porque até então havia ainda muitos deles que eram pela casa de Saul.
30 E dos filhos de Efraim, vinte mil e oitocentos homens poderosos, homens de nome nas casas de seus pais.
31 E da meia tribo de Manassés, dezoito mil, que foram apontados pelos seus nomes para virem fazer rei a Davi.
32 E dos filhos de Issacar, duzentos de seus chefes, destros na ciência dos tempos, para saberem o que Israel devia fazer, e todos os seus irmãos seguiam suas ordens.
33 De Zebulom, dos que podiam sair no exército, cinqüenta mil ordenados para a peleja com todas as armas de guerra; como também destros para ordenarem uma batalha, e não eram de coração dobre.
34 E de Naftali, mil capitães, e com eles trinta e sete mil com escudo e lança.
35 E dos danitas, ordenados para a peleja, vinte e oito mil e seiscentos.
36 E de Aser, dos que podiam sair no exército, para ordenarem a batalha, quarenta mil.
37 E do outro lado do Jordão, dos rubenitas e gaditas, e da meia tribo de Manassés, com toda a sorte de instrumentos de guerra para pelejar, cento e vinte mil.
38 Todos estes homens de guerra, postos em ordem de batalha, vieram a Hebrom, com corações decididos, para constituírem a Davi rei sobre todo o Israel; e também todo o restante de Israel tinha o mesmo coração para constituir a Davi rei.
39 E estiveram ali com Davi três dias, comendo e bebendo; porque seus irmãos lhes tinham preparado as provisões.
40 E também seus vizinhos de mais perto, até Issacar, e Zebulom, e Naftali, trouxeram, sobre jumentos, e sobre camelos, e sobre mulos, e sobre bois, pão, provisões de farinha, pastas de figos e cachos de passas, e vinho, e azeite, e bois, gado miúdo em abundância; porque havia alegria em Israel.
1 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.