Orthodox Jewish Bible

Divrey Hayamim Alef 12:20-33 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

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.

21. [22] And they helped Dovid against the gedud, for they were all gibborei chayil, and were sarim in the tzava (army).

22. [23] For at that time day by day there came men to Dovid to help him, until it was a machaneh gadol, like the Machaneh Elohim.

23. [24] And these are the numbers of the leaders that were ready-armed for the army, and came to Dovid to Chevron, to turn over the Malchut Sha'ul to him, according to the word of Hashem.

24. [25] The Bnei Yehudah that bore shield and romach (spear) were six alafim and eight hundred, ready-armed for tzva.

25. [26] Of the Bnei Shim'on, gibborei chayil for tzava, shivat alafim and one hundred.

26. [27] Of the Bnei Levi four alafim and six hundred.

27. [28] And Yehoyada was the nagid of those of Aharon, and with him were three alafim and sheva hundred;

28. [29] And Tzadok, a na'ar gibbor chayil, and of bais aviv twenty and two sarim.

29. [30] And of the Bnei Binyamin, the kindred of Sha'ul, three alafim; for up until then the greatest part of them had kept shomrim mishmeret Bais Sha'ul (guarded loyalty to the House of Sha'ul).

30. [31] And of the Bnei Ephrayim twenty elef and eight hundred, gibborei chayil, famous throughout the bais of their avot.

31. [32] And of the half tribe of Menasheh eighteen elef, which were designated by shmot, to come and make Dovid Melech.

32. [33] And of the Bnei Yissakhar, which were men that had binah (understanding) of the times, to know what Yisroel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were under their commandment.

33. [34] Of Zevulun, such as went forth to tzava (military service), expert in milchamah, with all instruments of milchamah, fifty elef, which could keep rank; they were not of double heart.