12:1 大衛因怕基士的兒子掃羅，躲在洗革拉的時候，有勇士到他那裡幫助他打仗。
12:2 他們善於拉弓，能用左右兩手甩石射箭，都是便雅憫人掃羅的族弟兄。
12:3 為首的是亞希以謝，其次是約阿施，都是基比亞人示瑪的兒子。還有亞斯瑪威的兒子耶薛和毘力，又有比拉迦，並亞拿突人耶戶，
12:4 基遍人以實買雅〈他在三十人中是勇士，管理他們〉，且有耶利米、雅哈悉、約哈難，和基得拉人約撒拔、
12:5 伊利烏賽、耶利摩、比亞利雅、示瑪利雅，哈律弗人示法提雅，
12:6 可拉人以利加拿、耶西亞、亞薩列、約以謝、雅朔班，
12:7 基多人耶羅罕的兒子猶拉和西巴第雅。
12:8 迦得支派中有人到曠野的山寨投奔大衛，都是大能的勇士，能拿盾牌和槍的戰士。他們的面貌好像獅子，快跑如同山上的鹿。
12:9 第一以薛，第二俄巴底雅，第三以利押，
12:10 第四彌施瑪拿，第五耶利米，
12:11 第六亞太，第七以利業，
12:12 第八約哈難，第九以利薩巴，
12:13 第十耶利米，第十一末巴奈。
12:14 這都是迦得人中的軍長，至小的能抵一百人，至大的能抵一千人。
12:15 正月，約旦河水漲過兩岸的時候，他們過河，使一切住平原的人東奔西逃。
12:16 又有便雅憫和猶大人到山寨大衛那裡。
12:17 大衛出去迎接他們，對他們說：「你們若是和和平平地來幫助我，我心就與你們相契；你們若是將我這無罪的人賣在敵人手裡，願我們列祖的上帝察看責罰。」
12:18 那時上帝的靈感動那三十個勇士的首領亞瑪撒，他就說：大衛啊，我們是歸於你的！耶西的兒子啊，我們是幫助你的！願你平平安安，願幫助你的也都平安！因為你的上帝幫助你。大衛就收留他們，立他們作軍長。
12:19 大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛，他們卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的首領商議，打發他們回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級，歸降他的主人掃羅。」
12:20 大衛往洗革拉去的時候，有瑪拿西人的千夫長押拿、約撒拔、耶疊、米迦勒、約撒拔、以利戶、洗勒太都來投奔他。
12:21 這些人幫助大衛攻擊群賊；他們都是大能的勇士，且作軍長。
12:22 那時天天有人來幫助大衛，以致成了大軍，如上帝的軍一樣。
12:23 預備打仗的兵來到希伯崙見大衛，要照著耶和華的話將掃羅的國位歸與大衛。他們的數目如下：
12:24 猶大支派，拿盾牌和槍預備打仗的有六千八百人。
12:25 西緬支派，能上陣大能的勇士有七千一百人。
12:26 利未支派有四千六百人。
12:27 耶何耶大是亞倫家的首領，跟從他的有三千七百人。
12:28 還有少年大能的勇士撒督，同著他的有族長二十二人。
12:29 便雅憫支派，掃羅的族弟兄也有三千人，他們向來大半歸順掃羅家。
12:30 以法蓮支派大能的勇士，在本族著名的有二萬零八百人。
12:31 瑪拿西半支派，冊上有名的共一萬八千人，都來立大衛作王。
12:32 以薩迦支派，有二百族長都通達時務，知道以色列人所當行的；他們族弟兄都聽從他們的命令。
12:33 西布倫支派，能上陣用各樣兵器打仗、行伍整齊、不生二心的有五萬人。
12:34 拿弗他利支派，有一千軍長；跟從他們、拿盾牌和槍的有三萬七千人。
12:35 但支派，能擺陣的有二萬八千六百人。
12:36 亞設支派，能上陣打仗的有四萬人。
12:37 約旦河東的流便支派、迦得支派、瑪拿西半支派，拿著各樣兵器打仗的有十二萬人。
12:38 以上都是能守行伍的戰士，他們都誠心來到希伯崙，要立大衛作以色列的王。以色列其餘的人也都一心要立大衛作王。
12:39 他們在那裡三日，與大衛一同吃喝，因為他們的族弟兄給他們預備了。
12:40 靠近他們的人以及以薩迦、西布倫、拿弗他利人將許多麵餅、無花果餅、乾葡萄、酒、油，用驢、駱駝、騾子、牛馱來，又帶了許多的牛和羊來，因為以色列人甚是歡樂。
These were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle; 2 they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed; they were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin):
3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,[a] 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8 Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.
9 Ezer was the chief,
Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.
14 These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand. 15 It was they who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight everyone living in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold. 17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.”
18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:
“We
are yours, David!
We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success, success to you,
and success to those who help you,
for your God will help you.”
So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
19 Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”) 20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men of Manasseh who defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, leaders of units of a thousand in Manasseh. 21 They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army. 22 Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.[b]
23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:
24 from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;
25 from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;
26 from Levi—4,600, 27 including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28 and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;
29 from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;
30 from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;
31 from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;
32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
33 from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;
34 from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;
35 from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;
36 from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;
37 and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.
38 All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. 39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, for their families had supplied provisions for them. 40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
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大衛之所以成為以色列的王是上帝一步步的帶領，上帝感動各支派的勇士來跟隨他。
