1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;
2 armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; {they were} of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:
3 the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
4 and Jishmaiah 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 Jishijah, and Azareel, 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 to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were {like} the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles 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, Machbannai the eleventh.
14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all {them} of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.
17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see {it} and rebuke {it}.
18 And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, {and he said,} Thine {are we}, David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.
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 deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.
20 As he went away 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 in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 For day by day there came {men} to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.
23 And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.
24 The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for war, seven thousand one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;
28 and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.
29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.
30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32 And of the children of Issachar, who 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 bidding.
33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.
35 And of the Danites armed for war twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.
37 And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All of them men of war, keeping rank in 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 there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;
40 and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.
1 Eis os que foram juntar-se a Davi, em Siceleg, quando ainda devia conservar-se longe de Saul, filho de Cis; estão contados entre os homens valentes que lhe prestaram auxílio durante a guerra.
2 Eram arqueiros, exercitados em lançar pedras, tão bem com a mão esquerda como com a direita, e a atirar flechas com o arco; eram irmãos de Saul, de Benjamim.
3 Seus chefes eram Aieser, em seguida Joás, ambos filhos de Samaa, de Gabaa; Jaziel e Falet, filhos de Azmot; Baraca; Jeú, de Anatot;
4 Samaías, de Gabaon, valente entre os trinta e chefe dos trinta; Jeremias; Jeeziel; Joanã; Jezabad, de Gedera; Eluzai; Jerimut; Baalia; Samaria;
5 Safatia, de Haruf;
6 Elcana, Jesia, Azareel, Joeser e Jesbão, filhos de Coré;
7 Joela e Zabadia, filhos de Jeroão, de Gedor.
8 Homens valentes dos gaditas passaram para Davi nas cavernas do deserto, guerreiros exercitados no combate, que sabiam manejar o escudo e a lança; tinham o aspecto de leões e a agilidade das gazelas das montanhas.
9 Ezer era seu chefe; Obdias, o segundo; Eliab, o terceiro;
10 Masmana, o quarto; Jeremias, o quinto;
11 Eti, o sexto; Eliel, o sétimo;
12 Joanã, o oitavo; Elzebad, o nono;
13 Jeremias, o décimo; Macbanai, o undécimo.
14 Eram estes os filhos de Gad, chefes do exército; o menor deles, sozinho, podia vencer cem; o mais forte, mil.
15 Foram eles que atravessaram o Jordão, no primeiro mês, quando o rio costuma transbordar em todo o seu curso, e que puseram em fuga todos os habitantes dos vales, a leste e a oeste.
16 Houve também filhos de Benjamim e de Judá, que vieram aliar-se a Davi nas cavernas.
17 Davi saiu-lhes ao encontro e lhes disse: Se é como amigos que vindes a mim, para me prestar auxílio, eu estou unido de coração convosco; mas, se é para me trair e me entregar aos inimigos, enquanto minhas mãos estão limpas de toda violência, que o Deus de nossos pais o veja e faça justiça.
18 Então o espírito entrou em Amasaí, chefe dos trinta, o qual disse: A ti, Davi, e contigo, filho de Isaí! Paz, paz a ti e àquele que te protege, porque teu Deus te presta auxílio. Davi recebeu-os e lhes deu um lugar entre os chefes do bando.
19 De Manassés também passaram homens para o lado de Davi, quando ele foi, com os filisteus, fazer guerra a Saul. Contudo, não socorreram os filisteus, porque, depois de se reunirem em conselho, os príncipes dos filisteus, despediram Davi, dizendo: Ele passará para o lado de seu mestre Saul, com perigo de nossas cabeças.
20 Quando voltou a Siceleg, homens de Manassés juntaram-se a ele: Ednas, Jozabad, Jediel, Miguel, Jozabad, Eliú e Salati, chefes de milhares de homens de Manassés.
21 Ajudaram Davi contra os bandos de saqueadores, porque todos eram homens valentes, e foram chefes no exército.
22 Todos os dias, vinham homens a Davi para auxiliá-lo, tanto que, por fim, ele teve um grande exército, como um exército de Deus.
23 Este é o número dos homens equipados para a guerra que foram ter com Davi, em Hebron, para transferir-lhe o reino de Saul, segundo a ordem do Senhor:
24 filhos de Judá, portadores de escudo e lança: 6.800, armados para a guerra.
25 Dos filhos de Simeão, 7.100 valentes guerreiros.
26 Dos filhos de Levi, 4.600;
27 Jojada, chefe da casa de Aarão, com 3.700 homens,
28 e Sadoc, jovem e valente guerreiro, e a casa de seu pai, 22 chefes.
29 Dos filhos de Benjamim, irmãos de Saul, 3.000; pois, até então, a maior parte deles guardava fidelidade à casa de Saul.
30 Dos filhos de Efraim, 20.800 guerreiros conhecidos pela sua valentia nas suas famílias.
31 Da meia tribo de Manassés, 18.000, que foram nominalmente designados para ir proclamar Davi rei.
32 Dos filhos de Issacar, que tinham o senso da oportunidade e sabiam o que Israel devia fazer, 200 chefes e todos os seus irmãos sob suas ordens.
33 De Zabulon, 50.000, em estado de ir para o exército, preparados para o combate, perfeitamente equipados com todas as armas, prontos para socorrer Davi, de coração resoluto.
34 De Neftali, 1.000 chefes e, com eles, 37.000 homens levando escudo e lança.
35 Dos danitas, 28.600 homens, prontos para se pôr em linha de batalha.
36 De Aser, aptos para o serviço militar e preparados para o combate, 40.000.
37 E, do outro lado do Jordão, dos rubenitas, dos gaditas e da meia tribo de Manassés, em perfeito equipamento de armas de guerra, 120.000.
38 Todos esses homens de guerra, prontos para se formarem em linha de batalha, vieram de coração sincero a Hebron, para aclamar Davi rei de todo o Israel. E todo o restante de Israel estava igualmente unânime em aclamar Davi rei.
39 Permaneceram ali, três dias com Davi, comendo e bebendo, porque seus irmãos lhes tinham preparado víveres.
40 Ademais, os que moravam perto deles, até Issacar, Zabulon e Neftali, traziam-lhes víveres, sobre jumentos, camelos, mulas e bois, farinha, massa de figos, tortas de uvas, vinho, óleo, bois, ovelhas em abundância; porque havia alegria em Israel.