1 Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.
2 They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.
3 Ahiezer was their chief, 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 great man among the thirty, and their chief; and Jeremiah and Jehaziel 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 some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;
9 Ezer their 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 Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.
17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.
18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.
19 And some of the men of Manasseh came over to David, when he went with the Philistines to the war against Saul, but he gave them no help: for the lords of the Philistines, after discussion, sent him away, saying, He will go back to his master Saul, at the price of our lives.
20 Then when he went back to Ziklag, there came over to him, of the men of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands from the armies of Manasseh.
21 And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.
22 And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.
23 These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
24 There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
25 Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;
26 Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;
28 And Zadok, a young man, great and strong in war, with twenty-two captains from his father's people.
29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.
30 And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.
31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.
32 And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.
33 Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.
34 And of Naphtali, a thousand captains with thirty-seven thousand spearmen.
35 And of the Danites, twenty-eight thousand, six hundred, expert in ordering the fight.
36 And of Asher, forty thousand who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight.
37 From the other side of Jordan, there were a hundred and twenty thousand of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every sort of instrument of war.
38 All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.
39 For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.
40 And those who were near, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came with food on asses and camels and mules and oxen, with meal for food and cakes of figs and masses of grapes, and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in great numbers, 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.