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1 Chronicles 12

2 Who they were that went with Dauid when he fled from Saúl 14 Their valiantnes 23 Thei that came vnto him vnto Hebrón out of euerie tribe to make him King
1.THese alſo are they that came to Dauid to Ziklág, while he was yet kept cloſe, becauſe of Saúl the ſonne of Kiſh: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battel.
2.Thei were weaponed with bowes, & colde vſe ye right and the left hād with ſtones and with arrowes & with bowes, and were of Sauls brethren, euen of Beniamín.
3.The chief were Ahiézer, and Ioáſh the ſonnes of Shemaáh a Gibeathite, and Ieziél, and Pélet the ſonnes of Aſmáueth, Berachah and Iehú the Antothite,
4.And Iſhmaiáh the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, & aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiáh, and Iahaziél, and Iohanan, and Ioſhabád the Gederathite,
5.Eluzái, and Ierimóth, and Bealiáh, and Shemariáh, and Shephatiáh, the Haruphite,
6.Elkanáh, and Iſhiáh, and Azariél, and Ioézer, Iaſhobeám of Hakorehím,
7.And Ioeláh, and Zebadiáh, the ſonnes of Ierohám of Gedór.
8.And of the Gadites there ſeparated them ſelues ſome vnto Dauid into the holde of the wildernes, valiant men of warre, and mē of armes, & apt for battel, which colde handle ſpeare and ſhield, and their faces were like the faces of lyons, and were like the roes in the mountaines in ſwiftenes,
9.Ezér the chief, Obadiáh the ſeconde, Eliáb Elíab the third,
10.Miſhmanáh the fourte, Ieremiáh the fifte,
11.Attái the fixt, Eliél the ſeuente,
12.Iohanán the eight, Elzabád the ninte,
13.Ieremiáh the tente, Macbannái the eleuente.
14.Theſe were the ſonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoſte: one of the leaſt colde reſiſt an hundreth, and the greateſt a thouſand.
15.Theſe are they that went ouer Iordén in the firſt moneth whẽ he had filled ouer all his bankes, and put to flight all them of the valley, towarde the Eaſt and the Weſt.
16.And there came of the children of Beniamín, and Iudah to the holde vnto Dauid,
17.And Dauid went out to mete them, and anſwered and ſaid vnto them, If ye be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart ſhalbe knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduerſaries, ſeing there is no wickednes in mine hãdes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.
18.And the ſpirit came vpon Amaſái, which was the chief of thirtie, and he ſaid, Thine are we, Dauid, & with thee, ô ſonne of Iſhái. Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be vnto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Thẽ Dauid receiued them, & made them captaines of the gariſon.
19.¶ And of Manaſſéh ſome fel to Dauid, when he came with the Philiſtims againſt Saúl to battel, but they helped them not: for the princes of the Philiſtims by aduiſement ſent him away, ſaying, He wil fall to his maſter Saúl for our heades.
20.As he went to Ziklág, there fel to him of Manaſſéh, Adnáh, and Iozabád, and Iediaél, and Michaél, and Iozabád, and Elihú, & Ziltái, heades of the thouſands that were of Manaſſéh.
21.And thei helped Dauid againſt that bãde. for thei were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoſte.
22.For at that time day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntil it was a great hoſte, like the hoſte of God.
23.And theſe are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battel, & came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saúl to him, according to the worde of the Lord.
24.The children of Iudáh that bare ſhield & ſpeare, were ſix thouſand & eight hundreth armed to the warre.
25.Of the children of Simeón valiant men of warre, ſeuen thouſand and an hundreth.
26.Of the children of Leuí foure thouſand and ſix hundreth.
27.And Iehoiadá was the chief of them of Aarón: and with him thre thouſand and ſeuen hundreth.
28.And Zadók a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers houſholde came two and twentie captaines.
29.And of the children of Beniamín the brethrẽ of Saúl thre thouſand: for a great parte of them vnto that time kept the warde of the houſe of Saúl.
30.And of the children of Ephráim twẽtie thouſand, & eight hundreth valiant men & famous men in the houſholde of their fathers.
31.And of the halfe tribe of Manaſſéh eightene thouſand, which were appointed by name to come and mak Dauid King.
32.And of the children of Iſſachár which were men that had vnderſtanding of the times, to knowe what Iſraél ought to do: the heades of them were two hundreth, & all their brethren were at their commandement.
33.Of Zebulún that went out to battel, expert in warre, & in all inſtruments of warre, fiftie thouſand which colde ſet the battel in aray: they were not of a double heart.
34.And of Naphtalí a thouſand captaines, and with them with ſhield and ſpeare ſeuẽ & thirtie thouſand.
35.And of Dan expert in battel, eight and twentie thouſand, and ſix hundreth.
36.And of Aſhér that went out to the battel and were trained in the warres, fourtie thouſand.
37.And of the other ſide of Iordén of the Reubenites and of the Gaddites, and of the halfe tribe of Manaſſéh with all inſtruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thouſand.
38.All theſe men of warre that colde lead an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebrón to make Dauid King ouer all Iſraél: & all the reſt of Iſraél was of one accorde to make Dauid King:
39.And there they were with Dauid thre dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
40.Moreouer they that were nere them vntil Iſſachár, and Zebulún, and Naphtalí broght bread vpon aſſes, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meat, floure, figges, & reiſins, and wine & oyle, & beues and ſhepe abundantly: for there was ioye in Iſraél.

Notes

1:a.
To take his parte againſt Saúl, who perſecuted him.
2:b.
That is, of the tribe of Bēiamin, whereof Saul was, & wherein were excellēt throwers wt ſlings, Iudg 20,16.
7:".
Or, Gedūde
8:".
Or, bukler.
8:c.
Meaning feirce, & terrible.
10:".
Or, Miſhmannah
15:d.
Which ye Ebrewes called Niſan or Abib, cõteining halfe Marche and halfe April, when Iorden was wõte to ouerflowe his bãkes, read Ioſh 3,15.
18:e.
The ſpirit of boldenes and courage moued him to ſpeake thus.
19:f.
They came onely to helpe Dauid & not to ſuccour the Philiſtims, wc were enemies to their countrey
19:*.
1 Sam 29, 4
19:".
Or, on the ieopardie of our heads
21:g.
To wit, of ye Amalekites wc had burned ye citie Ziklag, 2 Sam.30,9
22:h.
Meaning, mightie or ſtrong for the Ebrewes ſay a thing is of God, when it is excellent
24:".
Or, buckler.
27:i.
Of the Leuites, which came by deſcent of Aaron
29:k.
That is, the greateſt nomber toke Sauls parte.
32:l.
Men of good experience, wc knewe at all times what was to be done.
33:".
Or, ſet them ſelues in aray
33:".
Ebr. heart and heart.
38:m.
So that his whole hoſte were thre hundreth twẽtie & two thouſand, two hundreth twentie & two
38:".
Or, ſet in aray
38:".
Or, with a good courage.
39:n.
The reſt of the Iſraelites.