8. [9] And of the Gadi there separated themselves unto Dovid into the stronghold in the midbar gibborei hachayil (men of valor), and anshei tzavah (army men) for milchamah, that could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of aryeh, and were as swift as the gazelles upon the harim;
9. [10] Ezer the head, Ovadyah the second, Eliav the third,
10. [11] Mishmannah the fourth, Yirmeyah the fifth,
11. [12] Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12. [13] Yochanan the eighth, Elzavad the ninth,
13. [14] Yirmeyah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14. [15] These were of the Bnei Gad, commanders of the tzava (army). One of the least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to an elef.
15. [16] These are they that went over Yarden in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks; they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16. [17] And there came of the Bnei Binyamin and Yehudah to the stronghold unto Dovid.
17. [18] And Dovid went out before them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come in shalom unto me to help me, mine lev shall be united unto you, but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no chamas in mine hands, Elohei Avoteinu look thereon, and pass [His] judgment.
18. [19] Then the Ruach [HaKodesh] came upon Amasai, who was head of the Thirty, and he said, Thine are we, Dovid, and on thy side, thou Ben Yishai. Shalom, shalom be unto thee, and shalom be to thine helpers; for Eloheicha helpeth thee. Then Dovid received them, and made them heads of the gedud (raiding band, troop).
19. [20] And there defected some of Menasheh to Dovid, when he went with the Pelishtim (Philistines) against Sha'ul for milchamah, but they helped them [Pelishtim] not; for the rulers of the Pelishtim after etzah (counsel) sent him [Dovid] away, saying, He [Dovid] will defect to his adon Sha'ul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20. [21] As he went to Tziklag, there defected to him those of Menasheh, Adnach, and Yozavad, and Yedia'el, and Micha'el, and Yozavad, and Elihu, and Tziltai, heads of the alafim that were of Menasheh.
21. [22] And they helped Dovid against the gedud, for they were all gibborei chayil, and were sarim in the tzava (army).
22. [23] For at that time day by day there came men to Dovid to help him, until it was a machaneh gadol, like the Machaneh Elohim.
23. [24] And these are the numbers of the leaders that were ready-armed for the army, and came to Dovid to Chevron, to turn over the Malchut Sha'ul to him, according to the word of Hashem.
24. [25] The Bnei Yehudah that bore shield and romach (spear) were six alafim and eight hundred, ready-armed for tzva.