13. Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
22. For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.
23. 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.
24. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
25. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27. And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,