The Reign of David

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste.

For at that time day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste of God.

And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord.

The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre.

Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth.

Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth.

And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron: and with him three thousande and seuen hundreth.

And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines.

And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul three thousande: for a great part of them vnto that time kept the warde of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers.

And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King.

And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, and all their brethren were at their commandement.

Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart.

And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande.

And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth.

And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand.

And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand.

All these men of warre that coulde leade an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid King:

And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.

And Dauid counselled with the captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and with all the gouernours.

And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we will sende to and from vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs.

And we will bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for we sought not vnto it in the dayes of Saul.

And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.