Divrei HaYamim I 12 דברי הימים א י״ב

Now these are they who came to David to Żiqlag, while he yet kept himself shut up because of Sha᾽ul the son of Qish: and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Sha᾽ul’s brethren of Binyamin.

The chief was Aĥi῾ezer, then Yo᾽ash, the sons of Shema῾a the Giv῾atite; and Yezi᾽el, and Met, the sons of ῾Azmavet; and Berakhah, and Yehu the ῾Antotite,

and Yishma῾ya the Giv῾onite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty;

and Yirmeya, and Yaĥazi᾽el, and Yoĥanan, and Yozavad the Gederatite,

El῾uzay and Yerimot, and Be῾alya, and Shemaryahu, and Shefatyahu the Ḥarufite,

Elqana, and Yishshiyyahu, and ῾Azar᾽el, and Yo῾ezer, and Yoshov῾am, the Qorĥites,

and Yo῾ela, and Zevadya, the sons of Yeroĥam of Gedor.

And of the Gadi there separated themselves to David into the stronghold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war apt for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

῾Eżer the first, ῾Ovadya the second, Eli᾽av the third,

Mishmanna the fourth, Yirmeya the fifth,

῾Attay the sixth, Eli᾽el the seventh,

Yoĥanan the eighth, Elzavad the ninth,

Yirmeyahu the tenth, Makhbannay the eleventh.

These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

These are they who went over the Yarden in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those of the valleys, both towards the east, and towards the west.

And there came of the children of Binyamin and Yehuda to the stronghold, to David.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If you are come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you: but if you are come to betray me to my enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, then let the God of our fathers see, and rebuke you.

Then the spirit came upon ῾Amasay, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Yishay: peace, peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helps thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

And some of Menashshe deserted to David, when he came with the Pelishtim against Sha᾽ul to battle: but they did not help them: for the lords of the Pelishtim took counsel and sent him away, saying, He will desert to his master Sha᾽ul to the jeopardy of our heads.

As he went to Żiqlag, there deserted to him of Menashshe, ῾Adnah, and Yozavad, and Yedi῾a᾽el, and Mikha᾽el, and Yozavad, and Elihu, and Żilletay, captains of the thousands that were of Menashshe.

And they helped David against the troop of raiders: for they were all mighty men at arms, and they were captains in the host.

For at that time day by day men came over to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

And these are the numbers of the bands of the armed troops who came to David to Ḥevron, to turn the kingdom of Sha᾽ul over to him, according to the word of the Lord.

The children of Yehuda who bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, armed troops.

Of the children of Shim῾on mighty men at arms for the war, seven thousand one hundred.

Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.

And Yehoyada was the leader of the house of Aharon, and with him three thousand seven hundred;

and Żadoq, a young mighty man at arms, and of his father’s home, twenty two captains.

And of the children of Binyamin, the kindred of Sha᾽ul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Sha᾽ul.

And of the children of Efrayim were twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men at arms, famous throughout the houses of their fathers.

And of the half tribe of Menashshe eighteen thousand, who were expressly named, to come and make David king.

And of the children of Yissakhar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Yisra᾽el ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

Of Zevulun, such as went out to battle, expert in war, with all weapons of war, fifty thousand; and who ranged themselves with undivided loyalty.

And of Naftali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty seven thousand.

And of the Danites expert in war twenty eight thousand six hundred.

And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.

And on the other side of the Yarden, of the Re᾽uveni, and the Gadi, and of the half tribe of Menashshe, with all manner of weapons of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

All these men of war, ranged in battle order, came with a perfect heart to Ḥevron, to make David king over all Yisra᾽el: and all the rest also of Yisra᾽el were of one heart to make David king.

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

Also their neighbours as far as Yissakhar and Zevulun and Naftali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and provisions of meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Yisra᾽el.