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, helpers of the war. (12:1)

[They were] armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in [hurling] stones and [shooting] arrows out of a bow, [even] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (12:2)

The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, (12:3)

And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, (12:4)

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, (12:5)

Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, (12:6)

And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (12:7)

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains; (12:8)

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, (12:9)

Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, (12:10)

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, (12:11)

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, (12:12)

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. (12:13)

These [were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least [was] over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. (12:14)

These [are] they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, [both] toward the east, and toward the west. (12:15)

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. (12:16)

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if [ye be come] to betray me to mine enemies, seeing [there is] no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look [thereon], and rebuke [it]. (12:17)

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, [who was] chief of the captains, [and he said], Thine [are we], David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace [be] unto thee, and peace [be] to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. (12:18)

And there fell [some] of Manasseh 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 to his master Saul to [the jeopardy of] our heads. (12:19)

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of Manasseh. (12:20)

And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. (12:21)

For at [that] time day by day there came to David to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God. (12:22)