18. Then the Spirit came upon Amasai the captain of the officers, and he said, “We are for you, David,and with you, son of Jesse.Peace, peace to you,and peace to the one helping you,for your God helps you.”So David welcomed them and appointed them as captains of the troops.
19. Now some from Manasseh joined forces with David when he came with the Philistines for battle against Saul, but they did not help them. For after taking counsel, the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying, “It will be our heads if he falls back to his lord Saul.”
20. As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to join him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21. So they helped David against the bands of raiders because all of them were mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22. For at that time, day by day, they came to help David until they became a great camp like the camp of God.
23. Now these make up the number of the leaders equipped for the battalion who came to David at Hebron in order to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, as the mouth of the Lord had spoken.
24. The sons of Judah who carried shields and spears: six thousand eight hundred equipped for war.
25. From the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor, fit for war: seven thousand one hundred.
26. From the sons of the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
27. Jehoiada was the principal leader of the Aaronites, and he brought with him three thousand seven hundred,