1. Now these are they that came to Dovid to Tziklag, while he was still a fugitive because of Sha'ul Ben Kish; and they were among the gibborim, helpers in milchamah.
2. They were armed with keshet (bow), and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting khitzim (arrows) from a keshet; they were kinsmen of Sha'ul, of Binyamin.
3. The head was Achiezer, then Yoash, the Bnei Shema'ah the Giveati; Yeziel, Pelet, the Bnei Azmavet; Berachah, and Yehu the Antoti.
4. [5] And Yishmayah the Giveoni, a gibbor among the Shloshim (Thirty), and over the Shloshim; and Yirmeyah, Yachaziel, Yochanan, and Yozavad the Gederati,
5. [6] Eluzai, Yerimot, Bealyah, Shemaryahu, and Shephatyahu the Charuphi,
6. [7] Elkanah, Yishiyahu, Azare'el, Yoezer, and Yashov`am, the Korchi,
7. [8] And Yoelah, and Zevadyah, the Bnei Yerocham of Gedor.
8. [9] And of the Gadi there separated themselves unto Dovid into the stronghold in the midbar gibborei hachayil (men of valor), and anshei tzavah (army men) for milchamah, that could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of aryeh, and were as swift as the gazelles upon the harim;
9. [10] Ezer the head, Ovadyah the second, Eliav the third,
10. [11] Mishmannah the fourth, Yirmeyah the fifth,
11. [12] Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12. [13] Yochanan the eighth, Elzavad the ninth,
13. [14] Yirmeyah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14. [15] These were of the Bnei Gad, commanders of the tzava (army). One of the least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to an elef.
15. [16] These are they that went over Yarden in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks; they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16. [17] And there came of the Bnei Binyamin and Yehudah to the stronghold unto Dovid.
17. [18] And Dovid went out before them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come in shalom unto me to help me, mine lev shall be united unto you, but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no chamas in mine hands, Elohei Avoteinu look thereon, and pass [His] judgment.
18. [19] Then the Ruach [HaKodesh] came upon Amasai, who was head of the Thirty, and he said, Thine are we, Dovid, and on thy side, thou Ben Yishai. Shalom, shalom be unto thee, and shalom be to thine helpers; for Eloheicha helpeth thee. Then Dovid received them, and made them heads of the gedud (raiding band, troop).
19. [20] And there defected some of Menasheh to Dovid, when he went with the Pelishtim (Philistines) against Sha'ul for milchamah, but they helped them [Pelishtim] not; for the rulers of the Pelishtim after etzah (counsel) sent him [Dovid] away, saying, He [Dovid] will defect to his adon Sha'ul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20. [21] As he went to Tziklag, there defected to him those of Menasheh, Adnach, and Yozavad, and Yedia'el, and Micha'el, and Yozavad, and Elihu, and Tziltai, heads of the alafim that were of Menasheh.