11. Attai was sixth, and Eliel was seventh.
12. Johanan was eighth, and Elzabad was ninth.
13. Jeremiah was tenth, and Macbannai was eleventh in command.
14. They were the commanders of the army from Gad. The weakest of these leaders was in charge of 100 soldiers. The strongest was in charge of 1,000 soldiers.
15. They crossed the Jordan River and chased away the people living in the valleys. They chased them to the east and to the west. This happened in the first month of the year when the Jordan floods the valley.
16. Other people from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his protected place.
17. David went out to meet them. He said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But you might have come to turn me over to my enemies, even though I have done nothing wrong. If you do this, the God of our ancestors will see this and punish you.”
18. Then the Spirit entered Amasai, the leader of the Thirty. Amasai said:“We belong to you, David.We are with you, son of Jesse.Success, success to you.Success to those who help you,because your God helps you.”So David welcomed these men. He made them leaders of his army.