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1 Chronicles 12

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1 Chronicles 12 Bible text

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Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he was a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

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Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.

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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

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The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

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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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Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader of the thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite;

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and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

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Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Haruphite;

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Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

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

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

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

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

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Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:

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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:

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Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

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Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbannai the eleventh.

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Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

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These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

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These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

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

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These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east and toward the west.

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Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

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And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.

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David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.”

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And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

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Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them captains of the band.

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Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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Some of Manasseh also joined David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they didn’t help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

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Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

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As he went to Ziklag, some from Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

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As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

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They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were captains in the army.

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And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.

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For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like God’s army.

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For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

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These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the LORD’s word.

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And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

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The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, armed for war.

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The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

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Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war: seven thousand one hundred.

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Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

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Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred.

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Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

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Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,

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And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

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and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

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and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

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Of the children of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives: three thousand, for until then, the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house.

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And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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Of the children of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

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And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

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Of the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

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And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

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Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.

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And of the children of Issachar, men that 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 commandment.

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Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array with all kinds of instruments of war: fifty thousand who could command and were not of double heart.

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Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.

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Of Naphtali: one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

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

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Of the Danites who could set the battle in array: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

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And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

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Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array: forty thousand.

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And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

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On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle: one hundred twenty thousand.

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And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

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All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and 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.

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All these, being men of war, that could order the 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.

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They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.

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And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

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Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen: supplies of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.

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Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.