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1 Chronicles 12 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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David’s Mighty Men

(1Sa 22:1, 2 )
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Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin.
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The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite,

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and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty. [fn]Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

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[fn]Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,

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Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites,

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and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

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From the Gadites, mighty men of valor separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, men of war who had gone out for military duty, who could [fn]handle large shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

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Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

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Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

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These of the sons of Gad were chiefs of the army; he who was least was equal to one hundred and the greatest to one thousand.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they made all those in the valleys flee, both to the east and to the west.
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Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out before them, and he answered and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and reprove.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - And the Spirit clothed Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said,

We are yours, O David,

And with you, O son of Jesse!

Peace, peace to you,

And peace to him who helps you;

Indeed, your God helps you!”

Then David received them and made them chiefs of the band.

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Now from Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after counsel sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:20 - As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:21 - They helped David against the marauding band, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were commanders in the army.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:22 - For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great camp like the camp of God.

David’s Military Companies in Hebron

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Now these are the numbers of the [fn]companies equipped for military duty, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the [fn]command of Yahweh.

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The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for military duty.

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Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for military duty, 7,100.

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Of the sons of Levi 4,600.

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Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700,

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also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house 22 commanders.

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Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, men [fn]who had a name in their fathers’ households.

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Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.

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Of the sons of Issachar, men who knew how to discern the times, to know what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their relatives were at their command.

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Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could arrange themselves for battle with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David [fn]with an undivided heart.

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Of Naphtali there were 1,000 commanders, and with them 37,000 with large shield and spear.

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Of the Danites who could arrange themselves for battle, there were 28,600.

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Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to arrange themselves for battle.

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From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons for the army for battle.

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All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle [fn]lines, came to Hebron with their whole heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39 - They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had prepared for them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:40 - Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and on oxen, great provisions of flour, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep. There was gladness indeed in Israel.
LSB Footnotes
In Heb the beginning of v 5, making 41 vv in ch
v 6 in Heb
Lit arrange
Lit heads
Lit mouth
Or of renown
Lit not of double heart
Lit line, array; cf. 12:35, 36
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