7. and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8. And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David in the fortress in the wilderness, men of might of war fit for the battle, put in order with shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
9. Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, 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, Machbanai, the eleventh.
14. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host. One of the least was over one hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.
15. These went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks, and they put to flight all those of the valleys to the east and to the west.
16. Likewise, some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David, to the fortress.
17. And David went out to meet them and answered and said unto them, If you are come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if you are come to betray me to my enemies, seeing there is no violence in my hands, let the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it.
18. Then the spirit clothed himself in Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, For thee, O David, and with thee, thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helps thee. Then David received them and put them among the captains of the band.
19. And some of Manasseh passed over to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, although they did not help them, for the cardinals of the Philistines, upon counsel, sent him away, saying, He will pass over to his master Saul with our heads.
20. As he went to Ziklag, there passed over to him of Manasseh, Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zilthai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
21. And they helped David with a band; for they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host.
22. For at that time help came every day to David until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.
23. And this is the number of the heads of those that were ready armed for war and came to David in Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.