1. The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.
2. They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin:
3. Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite.Then there was his brother Joash;Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth;Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;
4. Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite;
5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6. Elkanah, Isshiah, 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 desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
9. Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,