1Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

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1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:6, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:6, 2 Samuel 1:1

2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.

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Judges 3:15, Judges 20:16, Judges 3:15, Judges 20:16, 1 Samuel 17:49

3The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

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1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 11:33, 2 Samuel 21:6, 1 Samuel 11:4

4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

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Joshua 15:36, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 15:36, Joshua 9:3, 1 Chronicles 11:15

5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

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6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

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7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

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Joshua 15:58, Joshua 15:58, 1 Chronicles 4:39, 1 Chronicles 4:18, 1 Chronicles 4:39

8Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;

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2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 23:20

9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

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13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

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14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

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Deuteronomy 32:30, Leviticus 26:8, Deuteronomy 32:30, Leviticus 26:8

15These are those who 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.

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Joshua 3:15, Joshua 3:15, Joshua 4:18, Joshua 4:18, Jeremiah 12:5

16There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

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17David went out to meet them, and answered them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it."

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1 Peter 2:23, Jude 1:9, 1 Peter 2:23, Jude 1:9, Genesis 31:42

18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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Judges 6:34, Judges 6:34, Judges 3:10, Judges 3:10, 2 Samuel 17:25

19Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they did not help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, "He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads."

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1 Samuel 29:2, 1 Samuel 29:9, 1 Samuel 29:2, 1 Samuel 29:9

20As 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 who were of Manasseh.

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Deuteronomy 33:17, Exodus 18:21, 1 Samuel 29:11, Deuteronomy 1:15, Deuteronomy 33:17

21They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

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1 Chronicles 12:20, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:17, 1 Chronicles 5:24, 1 Chronicles 11:10

22For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

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2 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 3:1, Genesis 32:2, Job 17:9, Joshua 5:14

23These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 11:10, 2 Samuel 2:3, 2 Samuel 2:4, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 2 Samuel 2:3

24The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

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25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

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26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

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27Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

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1 Chronicles 27:17, 2 Kings 11:9, 2 Kings 11:4, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 1 Chronicles 6:57

28and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.

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2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 6:8, 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 6:8, 1 Chronicles 6:53

29Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:9, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:9, 1 Chronicles 12:2

30Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.

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Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:4

31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

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Joshua 17:1, Joshua 17:18, Joshua 17:1, Joshua 17:18

32Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment.

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Ephesians 5:17, Ephesians 5:17, Luke 12:56, Luke 12:57, Luke 12:56

33Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all kinds of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could command and were not of double heart.

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Psalms 12:2, Psalms 12:2, John 1:47, John 1:47

34Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

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35Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

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36Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

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1 Chronicles 12:33, 1 Chronicles 12:33, Joel 2:7, Joel 2:7

37On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.

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Joshua 22:1, Joshua 22:10, Deuteronomy 3:12, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 13:7

38All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

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Genesis 49:8, Genesis 49:10, Genesis 49:8, Genesis 49:10, 1 Kings 8:61

39They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.

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2 Samuel 6:19, Genesis 31:54, Genesis 26:30, 2 Samuel 19:42, 2 Samuel 6:19

40Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.

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1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:1, Proverbs 29:2