13. Then the faithful ones came down to their leaders;the Lord's people came to him ready to fight.
14. They came from Ephraim into the valley,behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people.The commanders came down from Machir,the officers down from Zebulun.
15. The leaders of Issachar came with Deborah;yes, Issachar came and Barak too,and they followed him into the valley.But the tribe of Reuben was divided;they could not decide whether to come.
16. Why did they stay behind with the sheep?To listen to shepherds calling the flocks?Yes, the tribe of Reuben was divided;they could not decide whether to come.
17. The tribe of Gad stayed east of the Jordan,and the tribe of Dan remained by the ships.The tribe of Asher stayed by the coast;they remained along the shore.
18. But the people of Zebulun and Naphtalirisked their lives on the battlefield.