1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
1 Chronicles 12
1 The companies that came to David at Ziklag. 23 The armies that came to him at Hebron.
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Now these 428 are the ones who came 935 to David 1732 at Ziklag 6860, while he was still 5750 restricted 6113 because 4480 6440 of Saul 7586 the son 1121 of Kish 7027; and they were among the mighty 1368 men 1368 who helped 5826 [him] in war 4421.
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They were equipped 5401b with bows 7198, using both the right 3231 hand 3231 and the left 8041 [to sling] stones 68 and [to shoot] arrows 2671 from the bow 7198; [they were] Saul’s 7586 kinsmen 251 from Benjamin 1144.
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The chief 7218 was Ahiezer 295, then Joash 3060, the sons 1121 of Shemaah 8094 the Gibeathite 1395; and Jeziel 3149 and Pelet 6404, the sons 1121 of Azmaveth 5820a, and Beracah 1294 and Jehu 3058 the Anathothite 6069,
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and Ishmaiah 3460 the Gibeonite 1393, a mighty 1368 man 1368 among the thirty 7970, and over 5921 the thirty 7970. Then Jeremiah 3414, Jahaziel 3166, Johanan 3076, Jozabad 3107 the Gederathite 1452,
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Eluzai 498, Jerimoth 3406, Bealiah 1183, Shemariah 8114, Shephatiah 8203 the Haruphite 2741,
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Elkanah 511, Isshiah 3449, Azarel 5832, Joezer 3134, Jashobeam 3434, the Korahites 7145,
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and Joelah 3132 and Zebadiah 2069, the sons 1121 of Jeroham 3395 of Gedor 1446.
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¶ From the Gadites 1425 there came 914 over 914 to David 1732 in the stronghold 4679 in the wilderness 4057b, mighty 1368 men 1368 of valor 2428, men 376 trained 6635 for war 4421, who could handle 6186a shield 6793c and spear 7420, and whose faces 6440 were like the faces 6440 of lions 743b, and [they were] as swift 4116 as the gazelles 6643b on the mountains 2022.
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Ezer 5829 [was] the first 7218, Obadiah 5662 the second 8145, Eliab 446 the third 7992,
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Mishmannah 4925 the fourth 7243, Jeremiah 3414 the fifth 2549,
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Attai 6262 the sixth 8345, Eliel 447 the seventh 7637,
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Johanan 3076 the eighth 8066, Elzabad 443 the ninth 8671,
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Jeremiah 3414 the tenth 6224, Machbannai 4344 the eleventh 6249 6240.
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These 428 of the sons 1121 of Gad 1410 were captains 7218 of the army 6635; he who was least 6996a was equal to a hundred 3967 and the greatest 1419 to a thousand 505.
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These 428 are the ones 1992a who 834 crossed 5674a the Jordan 3383 in the first 7223 month 2320 when it was overflowing 4390 5921 all 3605 its banks 1415 and they put 1272 to flight 1272 all 3605 those in the valleys 6010, both to the east 4217 and to the west 4628.
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¶ Then some 4480 of the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 and Judah 3063 came 935 to the stronghold 4679 to David 1732.
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David 1732 went 3318 out to meet 6440 them, and said 559 to them, “If 518 you come 935 peacefully 7965 to me to help 5826 me, my heart 3824 shall be united 3162 with you; but if 518 to betray 7411b me to my adversaries 6862c, since there is no 3808 wrong 2555 in my hands 3709, may the God 430 of our fathers 1 look 7200 on [it] and decide 3198.”
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Then the Spirit 7307 came 3847 upon Amasai 6022, who was the chief 7218 of the thirty 7970, [and he said], “[We] are yours, O David 1732, And with you, O son 1121 of Jesse 3448! Peace 7965, peace 7965 to you, And peace 7965 to him who helps 5826 you; Indeed 3588, your God 430 helps 5826 you!” Then David 1732 received 6901 them and made 5414 them captains 7218 of the band 1416.
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¶ From Manasseh 4519 also some 4480 defected 5307 to David 1732 when he was about to go 935 to battle 4421 with the Philistines 6430 against 5921 Saul 7586. But they did not help 5826 them, for the lords 5633a of the Philistines 6430 after consultation 6098 sent 7971 him away 7971, saying 559, “At [the cost of] our heads 7218 he may defect 5307 to his master 113 Saul 7586.”
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As he went 1980 to Ziklag 6860 there defected 5307 to him from Manasseh 4519: Adnah 5734a, Jozabad 3107, Jediael 3043, Michael 4317, Jozabad 3107, Elihu 453 and Zillethai 6769, captains 7218 of thousands 505 who 834 belonged to Manasseh 4519.
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They helped 5826 David 1732 against 5921 the band 1416 of raiders 1416, for they were all 3605 mighty 1368 men 1368 of valor 2428, and were captains 8269 in the army 6635.
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For day 3117 by day 3117 [men] came 935 to David 1732 to help 5826 him, until 5704 there was a great 1419 army 4264 like the army 4264 of God 430.
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¶ Now these 428 are the numbers 4557 of the divisions 7218 equipped 2502b for war 6635, who came 935 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275a, to turn 5437 the kingdom 4438 of Saul 7586 to him, according to the word 6310 of the LORD 3068.
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The sons 1121 of Judah 3063 who bore 5375 shield 6793c and spear 7420 [were] 6,800 8337a 505 8083 3967, equipped 2502b for war 6635.
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Of the sons 1121 of Simeon 8095, mighty 1368 men 1368 of valor 2428 for war 6635, 7,100 7651 505 3967.
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Of the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 4,600 702 505 8337a 3967.
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Now Jehoiada 3077 was the leader 5057 of [the house of] Aaron 175, and with him were 3,700 7969 505 7651 3967,
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also Zadok 6659, a young 5288 man 5288 mighty 1368 of valor 2428, and of his father’s 1 house 1004 twenty-two 6242 8147 captains 8269.
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Of the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144, Saul’s 7586 kinsmen 251, 3,000 7969 505; for until 5704 now 2008 the greatest 4768 part 4768 of them had kept 8104 their allegiance 4931 to the house 1004 of Saul 7586.
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Of the sons 1121 of Ephraim 669 20,800 6242 505 8083 3967, mighty 1368 men 1368 of valor 2428, famous 8034 men 376 in their fathers’ 1 households 1004.
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Of the half-tribe 2677 4294 of Manasseh 4519 18,000 8083 6240 505, who 834 were designated 5344a by name 8034 to come 935 and make 4427a David 1732 king 4427a.
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Of the sons 1121 of Issachar 3485, men who understood 998 the times 6256, with knowledge 3045 of what 4100 Israel 3478 should do 6213a, their chiefs 7218 [were] two hundred 3967; and all 3605 their kinsmen 251 [were] at their command 6310.
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Of Zebulun 2074, there were 50,000 2572 505 who went 3318 out in the army 6635, who could draw 6186a up in battle 4421 formation 6186a with all 3605 kinds of weapons 3627 of war 4421 and helped 5737a [David] with an undivided 3808 3820 heart 3820.
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Of Naphtali 5321 [there were] 1,000 505 captains 8269, and with them 37,000 7970 7651 505 with shield 6793c and spear 2595.
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Of the Danites 1839 who could draw 6186a up in battle 4421 formation 6186a, [there were] 28,600 6242 8083 505 8337a 3967.
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Of Asher 836 [there were] 40,000 705 505 who went 3318 out in the army 6635 to draw 6186a up in battle 4421 formation 6186a.
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From the other 5676 side 5676 of the Jordan 3383, of the Reubenites 7206 and the Gadites 1425 and of the half-tribe 2677 7626 of Manasseh 4519, [there were] 120,000 3967 6242 505 with all 3605 [kinds] of weapons 3627 of war 6635 for the battle 4421.
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¶ All 3605 these 428, being men 376 of war 4421 who could draw 6186a up in battle 4634 formation 4634, came 935 to Hebron 2275a with a perfect 8003 heart 3824 to make 4427a David 1732 king 4427a over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478; and all 3605 the rest 7611 also 1571 of Israel 3478 were of one 259 mind 3820 to make 4427a David 1732 king 4427a.
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They were there 8033 with David 1732 three 7969 days 3117, eating 398 and drinking 8354, for their kinsmen 251 had prepared 3559 for them.
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Moreover those who were near 7138 to them, [even] as far 5704 as Issachar 3485 and Zebulun 2074 and Naphtali 5321, brought 935 food 3899 on donkeys 2543, camels 1581, mules 6505 and on oxen 1241, great 7230 quantities 7230 of flour 7058 cakes 7058, fig 1690 cakes 1690 and bunches 6778 of raisins 6778, wine 3196, oil 8081, oxen 1241 and sheep 6629. There was joy 8057 indeed 3588 in Israel 3478.
