1. The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle.
2. All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors:Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth;Beracah;Jehu from Anathoth;
4. Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty;Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;
5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph;
6. Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
7. Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8. Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.
9. Ezer was their leader.Obadiah was second.Eliab was third.
10. Mishmannah was fourth.Jeremiah was fifth.
11. Attai was sixth.Eliel was seventh.
12. Johanan was eighth.Elzabad was ninth.
13. Jeremiah was tenth.Macbannai was eleventh.
14. These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand!
15. These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks.