16. Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
17. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.”
18. Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:“We are yours, O David;We are on your side, O son of Jesse!Peace, peace to you,And peace to your helpers!For your God helps you.”So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.
19. And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”
20. When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh.
21. And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army.
22. For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.
23. Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord:
24. of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;
25. of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred;
26. of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred;
27. Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;
28. Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains;
29. of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);
30. of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house;
31. of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;
32. of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
33. of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;
34. of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;