1 Crônicas 12

Helde van Dawid wat na hom gekom het toe hy deur Saul vervolg is.

1 EN dit is hulle wat na Dawid na Siklag gekom het toe hy nog uit die teenwoordigheid van Saul, die seun van Kis, verban was; hulle was ook onder die helde wat gehelp het in die oorlog,

2 gewapend met die boog, wat regter- en linkerhand kon gebruik met slingerstene en met pyl en boog; hulle was uit die broers van Saul uit Benjamin:

3 Ahiëser, die hoof, en Joas, seuns van Semáä, die Gibeatiet; en Jésiël en Pelet, seuns van Asmáwet; en Béraga en Jehu, uit Ánatot;

4 en Jismája, die Gibeoniet, 'n held onder die dertig en hoof oor die dertig; en Jeremia en Jahásiël en Jóhanan en Jósabad, uit Gedéra;

5 Elehúsai en Jérimot en Beálja en Semárja en Sefátja, uit Harif;

6 Élkana en Jissía en Asáreël en Joëser en Jasóbeam, die Koragiete;

7 en Joëla en Sebádja, die seuns van Jeróham, uit Gedor.

8 Ook van die Gadiete het hulle afgeskei na Dawid, na die bergvesting in die woestyn, dapper manne, krygsmanne in die oorlog, toegerus met skild en spies, en hulle gesigte was leeugesigte en hulle was vinnig soos gemsbokke op die berge:

9 Eser, die hoof, Obádja, die tweede, Elíab, die derde;

10 Masmánna, die vierde, Jeremia, die vyfde;

11 Áttai, die sesde, Éliël, die sewende;

12 Jóhanan, die agtste, Élsabad, die negende;

13 Jeremia, die tiende, Magbánnai, die elfde.

14 Hulle was uit die seuns van Gad, hoofde oor die leër; een teen honderd, die kleinste; en die grootste, een teen duisend.

15 Dit is hulle wat deur die Jordaan gegaan het in die eerste maand terwyl hy vol was oor al sy walle; en hulle het al die bewoners van die laagtes verjaag teen die ooste en teen die weste.

16 En toe daar uit die seuns van Benjamin en Juda na die bergvesting na Dawid kom,

17 het Dawid uitgegaan hulle tegemoet en gespreek en vir hulle gesê: As julle met vrede na my kom om my te help, sal ek my van harte met julle verenig; maar as dit is om my aan my teëstanders te verraai, ofskoon daar geen onreg in my hande is nie — mag die God van ons vaders dit dan sien en straf!

18 Toe het die Gees Amásai, die hoof van die dertig, vervul, en hy het gesê: Vír u, Dawid, en mét u, seun van Ísai, is ons. Vrede, vrede vir u, en vrede vir die wat u help, want u God help u! Daarop het Dawid hulle opgeneem en hulle aangestel as hoofde van die bende.

19 Ook uit Manasse het sommige oorgeloop na Dawid toe hy saam met die Filistyne gekom het om teen Saul te veg, maar sonder om hulle te help; want met oorleg het die vorste van die Filistyne hom weggestuur en gesê: Ten koste van ons hoofde sal hy na sy heer Saul toe oorloop.

20 Terwyl hy na Siklag trek, het daar uit Manasse na hom oorgeloop: Adnag en Jósabad en Jedíael en Mígael en Jósabad en Elíhu en Sílletai, hoofde van die geslagte van Manasse.

21 En hulle het Dawid gehelp teen die bende, want hulle was almal dapper helde en owerstes in die leër.

22 Want dag vir dag het hulle na Dawid gekom om hom te help, totdat dit 'n groot leër was soos 'n leër van God.

Krygsowerstes uit die twaalf stamme wat na Hebron gekom het om Dawid koning te maak.

23 EN dít is die getalle van die leërafdelings van die wat vir oorlog gewapen was, wat na Dawid in Hebron gekom het om die koningskap van Saul op hom oor te bring volgens die bevel van die Here.

24 Die seuns van Juda wat skild en spies gedra het, was sesduisend-agthonderd, gewapend vir oorlog;

25 van die seuns van Símeon, dapper helde vir krygsdiens, seweduisend-eenhonderd;

26 van die seuns van Levi, vierduisend-seshonderd;

27 en Jehójada, die bevelhebber van die Aäroniete, en saam met hom drieduisend-sewehonderd;

28 en Sadok, 'n jongman, 'n dapper held, met sy familie: twee-en-twintig owerstes;

29 en van die seuns van Benjamin, die broers van Saul, drieduisend: want die meeste van hulle het tot nog toe aan die huis van Saul getrou gebly;

30 en van die seuns van Efraim, twintigduisend-agthonderd, dapper helde, manne van naam in hulle families;

31 en van die halwe stam van Manasse agttienduisend wat met hulle naam aangewys was om Dawid koning te gaan maak;

32 en van die seuns van Íssaskar, met kundige insig wat die tye betref, om te weet wat Israel moes doen; hulle hoofde was tweehonderd, en al hulle broers onder hulle bevel;

33 van Sébulon wat op kommando moet uittrek, toegerus vir oorlog met allerhande krygswapens, vyftigduisend aaneengesluit, en nie met 'n dubbele hart nie;

34 en van Náftali duisend owerstes, en saam met hulle sewen-en-dertigduisend met skild en spies;

35 en van die Daniete, toegerus vir oorlog, agt-en-twintigduisend-seshonderd;

36 en van Aser wat op kommando moet uittrek om hulle in slagorde op te stel, veertigduisend;

37 en van oorkant die Jordaan af, van die Rubeniete en die Gadiete en die halwe stam van Manasse, honderd-en-twintigduisend met allerhande wapens vir krygsdiens.

38 Al hierdie krygsmanne het, in slagorde aaneengesluit, met 'n onverdeelde hart na Hebron gekom om Dawid koning te maak oor die hele Israel; en ook al die orige Israeliete was een van hart om Dawid koning te maak.

39 En hulle het daar saam met Dawid drie dae lank geëet en gedrink, want hulle broers het dit vir hulle berei.

40 En selfs hulle nabestaandes tot by Íssaskar en Sébulon en Náftali het brood gebring op esels en op kamele en op muile en op beeste, meelkos, vyekoeke en rosynekoeke en wyn en olie en beeste en kleinvee in menigte, want daar was blydskap in 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, his helpers in war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were 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 Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite, 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites, 7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains: 9 Ezer the chief, 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, Machbannai the eleventh. 14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand. 15 These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its 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 stronghold 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, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

19 Of Manasseh also there fell away some 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 away 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 Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh. 21 And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host. 22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

23 And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah. 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor 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 house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred, 28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses. 31 And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Issachar, 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 were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order the battle array, and 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 that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 36 And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand. 37 And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

38 All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, 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 they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.