David's Men at Ziklag
1 Some time earlier, David had gone to live in the town of Ziklag to escape from King Saul. While David was there, several brave warriors joined him to help fight his battles.
Warriors from the Benjamin tribe
2 Several of these warriors were from King Saul's own tribe of Benjamin. They were experts at using a bow and arrows, and they could shoot an arrow or sling a stone with either hand. 3-7 Their leaders were Ahiezer and Joash, the sons of Shemaah from Gibeah. Here is a list of those men from Benjamin: Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah and Jehu from Anathoth; Ishmaiah from Gibeon, who was the leader of the Thirty Warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah; Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph; Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam from the Korah clan; Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
Warriors from the Gad tribe
8 Men from the tribe of Gad also joined David at his fortress in the desert and served as his warriors. They were also brave soldiers—fierce as lions and quick as gazelles. They were always prepared to fight with shields and spears. 9-13 There were eleven of them, ranked in the following order: Ezer the leader, then Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, and Machbannai.
14 All these men were army officers; some were high-ranking officers over a thousand troops, and others were officers over a hundred troops. 15 Earlier, they had crossed the Jordan River when it flooded, and they chased out the people who lived in the valleys on each side of the river.
Warriors from the Benjamin and Judah tribes
16 One time a group of men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah went to the fortress where David was staying. 17 David met them outside and said, “If you are coming as friends to fight on my side, then stay and join us. But if you try to turn me over to my enemies, the God our ancestors worshiped will punish you, because I have done nothing wrong.”
18 Amasai, who later became the leader of the Thirty Warriors, was one of these men who went to David. God's Spirit took control of him, and he said, “We will join you, David son of Jesse! You and your followers will always be successful, because God fights on your side.”
So David agreed to let them stay, and he even put them in charge of his soldiers who raided enemy villages.
Warriors from the Manasseh tribe
19 Some of the warriors who joined David were from the tribe of Manasseh. They had earlier gone with David when he agreed to fight on the side of the Philistines against King Saul. But as soon as the Philistine rulers realized that David might turn against them and rejoin Saul, they sent David away to the town of Ziklag. 20 That's when the following men from Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. They had all been commanders in Saul's army 21 and brave soldiers, and so David made them officers in his army. They fought on his side when enemy troops attacked.
22 Day after day, new men came to join David, and soon he had a large, powerful army.
David's Men at Hebron
23-37 The kingdom of Israel had been taken away from Saul, and it now belonged to David. He was ruling from Hebron, and thousands of well-trained soldiers from each tribe went there to crown David king of all Israel, just as the Lord had promised. These soldiers, who were always prepared for battle, included: 6,800 from Judah, who were armed with shields and spears; 7,100 from Simeon; 4,600 from Levi, including Jehoiada, who was a leader from Aaron's descendants, and his 3,700 men, as well as Zadok, who was a brave soldier, and 22 of his relatives, who were also officers; 3,000 from Benjamin, because this was Saul's own tribe and most of the men had remained loyal to him; 20,800 from Ephraim, who were not only brave, but also famous in their clans; 18,000 from West Manasseh, who had been chosen to help make David king; 200 leaders from Issachar, along with troops under their command—these leaders knew the right time to do what needed to be done; 50,000 from Zebulun, who were not only loyal, but also trained to use any weapon; 1,000 officers from Naphtali and 37,000 soldiers armed with shields and spears; 28,600 from Dan; 40,000 from Asher; and 120,000 from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh, who were armed with all kinds of weapons.
38 All of these soldiers voluntarily came to Hebron because they wanted David to become king of Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel wanted the same thing. 39 The soldiers stayed in Hebron three days, eating and drinking what their relatives had prepared for them. 40 Other Israelites from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought cattle and sheep to slaughter for food. They also brought donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen that were loaded down with flour, dried figs and raisins, wine, and olive oil.
Everyone in Israel was very happy.
Vīri, kas pievienojās Dāvidam tuksnesī
(1Sam 22:1–2)1 Šie ir tie, kas nāca pie Dāvida uz Ciklagu tolaik, kad viņu vajāja Sauls, Kīša dēls. Tie bija varoņi, kas līdzēja karot. 2 Bruņoti ar loku, tie prata mest akmeņus un šaut bultas gan ar labo, gan kreiso roku. Tie bija no Saula brāļiem, no Benjāmina. 3 To vadonis bija Ahīezers un Joāšs, Šemāas dēli no gibejiešiem, Jeziēls un Pelets, Azmāveta dēli, arī anatotieši Brāha un Jehus. 4 Gibeonietis Jišmaja bija varonis starp tiem trīsdesmit, viņš vadīja trīsdesmit vīrus. 5 Un gedērotieši Jeremija, Jahaziēls, Jehohānāns, Jozābāds, 6 harīfieši Elūzajs, Jerīmots, Bealja, Šemarjāhu un Šefatjāhu, 7 korahieši Elkāna, Jišijāhu, Azarēls, Joezers un Jāšābāms, 8 Joēls un Zebadja, Jerohāma dēli no Gdoras. 9 No Gāda dēliem Dāvidam tuksneša cietoksnī pievienojās vareni spēkavīri – karavīri, gatavi karot, turēt šķēpu un vairogu, no skata tie līdzīgi lauvām un žigli kā gazeles kalnos! 10 Ezers bija galvenais, Obadja otrais, Elīābs trešais, 11 Mišmanna ceturtais, Jeremija piektais, 12 Atajs sestais, Elīēls septītais, 13 Jehohānāns astotais, Elzābāds devītais, 14 Jeremija desmitais, Mahbannajs vienpadsmitais. 15 Šie karaspēka vadoņi bija no Gāda dēliem, zemākie bija virsnieki pār simtu, augstākie pār tūkstoti. 16 Viņi bija tie, kuri šķērsoja Jardānu pirmajā mēnesī, kad tā bija pārplūdusi līdz malām, un viņi padzina ielejas iemītniekus uz austrumiem un rietumiem.
17 Daži Benjāmina un Jūdas dēli nāca pie Dāvida uz cietoksni. 18 Dāvids izgāja tiem pretī un tos uzrunāja: “Ja jūs nākat pie manis ar mieru man palīdzēt, tad mana sirds ar jums būs vienota, bet, ja mani nodosiet pretiniekiem, neturēšu ļaunu, jo to redz mūsu tēvu Dievs, viņš par to atmaksās!”
19 Tad Gars nāca pār Amāsaju, virsnieku pār trīsdesmit:
“Dāvid, mēs esam tavi,
ar tevi mēs, Jišaja dēls!
Miers! Lai tev miers!
Miers taviem palīgiem!
Tev palīdz Dievs!”
Tad Dāvids tos pieņēma un iecēla par vienību virsniekiem.
20 Daži Manases vīri pievienojās Dāvidam, kad viņš kopā ar filistiešiem devās karot pret Saulu. Bet viņš nepiedalījās karā, jo apspriedušies filistiešu augstmaņi sūtīja viņu prom, sacīdami: “Ka mūsu galvas nekrīt viņa kunga Saula dēļ!” 21 Kad viņš devās uz Ciklagu, tad no Manases viņam pievienojās Adnahs, Jozābāds, Jedīaēls, Mihaēls, Jozābāds un Cilletajs – Manases virsnieki pār tūkstošiem. 22 Viņi palīdzēja Dāvidam karot pret sirotāju vienībām, jo tie visi bija vareni spēkavīri un karaspēka virsnieki. 23 Dienu no dienas viņi nāca pie Dāvida, lai viņam palīdzētu, līdz Dāvida karapulks kļuva tik liels kā Dieva karapulks!
Dāvida karotāji Hebronā
24 Šis ir karam bruņoto virsnieku skaits. Tie devās pie Dāvida uz Hebronu atgūt Dāvidam Saula valsti, kā Kungs bija sacījis. 25 Jūdas dēli, bruņoti karam, nesa vairogus un šķēpus, kopā seši tūkstoši astoņi simti. 26 No Šimona dēliem varonīgi karavīri kaujās bija septiņi tūkstoši simts. 27 No Levī dēliem četri tūkstoši seši simti. 28 Jehojāda bija Ārona dzimtas vadītājs, un kopā ar viņu bija trīs tūkstoši septiņi simti. 29 Cādoks – jauns, varonīgs karavīrs, un no viņa tēva nama bija divdesmit divi virsnieki. 30 No Benjāmina dēliem, Saula brāļiem, – trīs tūkstoši. Līdz tam vairākums no tiem atbalstīja Saula varu. 31 No Efraima dēliem bija divdesmit tūkstoši astoņi simti varonīgu karavīru, kuri tika godāti viņu tēvu namos. 32 No puses Manases cilts bija astoņpadsmit tūkstoši – bija nosaukti to vārdi, kuri dosies un iecels Dāvidu par ķēniņu. 33 No Jisašhara dēliem – prātīgi vīri, tie zināja, kas Israēlam kurā laikā jādara. Tie bija divi simti virsnieku, kuriem pakļauti visi viņu brāļi. 34 No Zebulūna bija bruņotas vienības kaujai ar visiem kaujas ieročiem, piecdesmit tūkstoši vīru, tie palīdzēja Dāvidam ar nedalītu sirdi. 35 No Naftālī bija tūkstoš virsnieku un kopā ar tiem trīsdesmit septiņi tūkstoši vīru ar vairogiem un šķēpiem. 36 No Dāna bija divdesmit astoņi tūkstoši seši simti kaujai bruņotu vīru. 37 No Ašēra kaujai cēlās bruņotas vienības, četrdesmit tūkstoši vīru. 38 No viņpus Jardānas mītošajiem Rūbena, Gāda un puses Manases cilts ar visiem kara ieročiem bija simts divdesmit tūkstoši.
39 Visi šie varoņi kaujas ierindā nāca uz Hebronu, stingri apņēmušies iecelt Dāvidu par visa Israēla ķēniņu. Tā viss atlikušais Israēls vienprātīgi iecēla Dāvidu par ķēniņu. 40 Kopā ar Dāvidu viņi tur pavadīja trīs dienas. Viņi ēda un dzēra, ko viņu brāļi tiem bija sagatavojuši. 41 Arī tuvāk mītošie no Jisašhara, Zebulūna un Naftālī ciltīm lielā daudzumā veda ar ēzeļiem, kamieļiem, mūļiem un vēršiem ēdienus, ko gatavo no miltiem, vīģu plāceņus, rozīņu plāceņus, vīnu un eļļu, jo Israēls līksmoja.
