1 Now these were the ones who came to David at Ziklag while he was still restrained from before Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helping in the war,
2 armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow; Sauls brethren from Benjamin.
3 The chief: Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of 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 had separated over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men of war fit for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were 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, chiefs of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand.
15 These are the ones who crossed over the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 And some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
17 And David went out 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 wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see it and judge.
18 And when the Spirit had clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, 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 assigned them to the chiefs among the troops.
19 Some from Manasseh had fallen out to David 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 after taking counsel, saying, He may fall out to his master Saul with our heads.
20 When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who had fallen out to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai; heads of thousands from Manasseh.
21 And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were commanders in the army;
22 for at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great camp, like the host of God.
23 These were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, who had come to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the mouth of Jehovah:
24 of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred 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 Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and from his fathers house twenty-two commanders;
29 of the sons of Benjamin, kindred of Saul, three thousand (for until then the greater number of them were keeping the charge of guarding the house of Saul);
30 of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout the house of their fathers;
31 of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who had been designated by name to come and make David king;
32 of the sons of Issachar 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 could go out to war and set the battle in array with all implements of war, to help with undivided heart;
34 of Naphtali one thousand commanders, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;
35 of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;
36 of Asher, those who could go out to war and draw up in 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 implement of war.
38 All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a perfect heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest 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 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.
1 Estes são os que se juntaram a Davi em Ziclague, onde se escondia de Saul, filho de Quis. Eles estavam entre os combatentes que o ajudaram na guerra;
2 utilizavam arco e flecha e a funda para atirar pedras tanto com a mão direita como com a esquerda; pertenciam à tribo de Benjamim e eram parentes de Saul:
3 Aiezer, o chefe deles, e Joás, filhos de Semaá, de Gibeate; Jeziel e Pelete, filhos de Azmavete; Beraca, Jeú, de Anatote,
4 e Ismaías, de Gibeom, um grande guerreiro do pelotão dos trinta, e chefe deles; Jeremias, Jaaziel, Joanã, Jozabade, de Gederate,
5 Eluzai, Jeremote, Bealías, Semarias e Sefatias, de Harufe;
6 os coreítas Elcana, Issias, Azareel, Joezer e Jasobeão;
7 e Joela e Zebadias, filhos de Jeroão de Gedor.
8 Da tribo de Gade alguns aliaram-se a Davi em sua fortaleza no deserto. Eram guerreiros corajosos, prontos para o combate, e sabiam lutar com escudo e com lança. Tinham a bravura de um leão, e eram ágeis como gazelas nos montes.
9 Ézer era 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; e Macbanai era o décimo primeiro.
14 Todos esses de Gade eram chefes de exército; o menor valia por cem, e o maior enfrentava mil.
15 Foram eles que atravessaram o Jordão no primeiro mês do ano, quando o rio transborda em todas as suas margens, e puseram em fuga todos os que moravam nos vales, a leste e a oeste.
16 Alguns outros benjamitas e certos homens de Judá também vieram a Davi em sua fortaleza.
17 Davi saiu ao encontro deles e lhes disse: "Se vocês vieram em paz, para me ajudarem, estou pronto para recebê-los. Mas, se querem trair-me e entregar-me aos meus inimigos quando minhas mãos não cometeram violência, que o Deus de nossos antepassados veja isso e julgue vocês".
18 Então o Espírito veio sobre Amasai, chefe do pelotão dos trinta, e ele disse: "Somos teus, ó Davi! Estamos contigo, ó filho de Jessé! Paz, paz seja contigo, e aos teus aliados, pois o teu Deus te ajudará". Davi os recebeu e os nomeou chefes de seus grupos de ataque.
19 Alguns soldados de Manassés desertaram para Davi quando ele foi com os filisteus guerrear contra Saul. Mas eles não ajudaram os filisteus, porque os seus chefes os aconselharam e os mandaram embora, dizendo: "Pagaremos com a vida, caso Davi deserte e passe para Saul, seu senhor".
20 Estes foram os homens de Manassés que desertaram para Davi quando ele foi a Ziclague: Adna, Jozabade, Jediael, Micael, Jozabade, Eliú e Ziletai, chefes de batalhões de mil em Manassés.
21 Eles ajudaram Davi contra grupos de ataque, pois todos eles eram guerreiros valentes, e eram líderes no exército dele.
22 De fato, diariamente chegavam soldados para ajudar Davi, até que seu exército tornou-se tão grande como o exército de Deus.
23 Este é o número dos soldados armados para a guerra que vieram a Davi em Hebrom para entregar a ele o reino de Saul, conforme o Senhor tinha dito:
24 Da tribo de Judá, 6. 800 armados para a guerra, com escudo e lança;
25 Da tribo de Simeão, 7. 100 guerreiros prontos para o combate;
26 Da tribo de Levi, 4. 600,
27 inclusive Joiada, líder da família de Arão, com 3. 700 homens,
28 e Zadoque, um jovem e valente guerreiro, com 22 oficiais de sua família;
29 Da tribo de Benjamim, parentes de Saul, 3. 000, a maioria dos quais era até então fiel à família de Saul;
30 Da tribo de Efraim, 20. 800 soldados valentes, famosos em seus próprios clãs;
31 Da metade da tribo de Manassés, 18. 000, indicados por nome para fazerem Davi rei;
32 Da tribo de Issacar, 200 chefes que sabiam como Israel devia agir em qualquer circunstância. Comandavam todos os seus parentes;
33 Da tribo de Zebulom, 50. 000 soldados experientes, preparados para guerrear com qualquer tipo de arma, totalmente decididos a ajudar Davi;
34 Da tribo de Naftali, 1. 000 líderes com 37. 000 homens armados de escudos e lanças;
35 Da tribo de Dã, 28. 600 prontos para o combate;
36 Da tribo de Aser, 40. 000 soldados experientes, preparados para o combate;
37 e do leste do Jordão, das tribos de Rúben e de Gade, e da metade da tribo de Manassés, 120. 000 completamente armados.
38 Todos esses eram homens de combate que se apresentaram voluntariamente para servirem nas fileiras. Foram a Hebrom totalmente decididos a fazerem de Davi rei sobre todo o Israel. E todos os outros israelitas tinham esse mesmo propósito.
39 Ficaram com Davi três dias, comendo e bebendo, pois as suas famílias haviam fornecido provisões para eles.
40 Os habitantes das tribos vizinhas e também de lugares distantes como Issacar, Zebulom e Naftali, trouxeram-lhes muitas provisões em jumentos, camelos, mulas e bois: farinha, bolos de figo, bolos de uvas passas, vinho, azeite, bois e ovelhas, pois havia grande alegria em Israel.