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    1 Chronicles 12

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    The men of Manasseh came to David while he was marching with the Philistines against Saul, but the Philistine rulers sent him away lest he defect back to Saul; then, at Ziklag, those same arrivals helped him against raiders. The chapter leaves this splendidly awkward military arrangement exactly where it found it, and even gives Jozabad twice in the list.

    At Ziklag, the army gathers by unlikely doorsvv. 1–22

    David is still banished from Saul when Benjaminite archers arrive at Ziklag, able to use either hand for sling and bow. Gadites come to his stronghold in the wilderness with lion-like faces, gazelle-like speed, and a talent for crossing the Jordan when it is overflowing its banks. When other Benjamites and men of Judah appear, David asks whether they have come in peace; Amasai answers with peace upon peace, and David makes them leaders. Then comes the most curious contingent: Manasseh had accompanied David with the Philistines against Saul, until the Philistine rulers, fearing the cost of a possible defection, sent him away. At Ziklag those men join David against raiders, while the stream of helpers continues day after day.

    Hebron chooses a king by the thousandvv. 23–38

    At Hebron the lists become a procession of tribes and astonishing figures, all armed and fully determined to make David king over Israel. Judah brings 6,800, Simeon 7,100, Ephraim 20,800, Zebulun 50,000, and the eastern tribes 120,000; Issachar contributes 200 chiefs who understand the times and know what Israel should do. Benjamin, Saul’s own kin, supplies 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul until then. The numbers march on with the solemnity of a census and the exuberance of a parade, until all Israel is of one mind.

    Three days of provisions and joyvv. 39–40

    After the military roll comes the refreshment of the matter. The men remain at Hebron for three days, eating and drinking, supplied by their relatives. Neighbours from Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali arrive with provisions piled onto donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen: flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep. The chapter ends not with a battle but with an abundant pantry and joy in Israel.

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    1. 1 Chr 12:1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

    2. 1 Chr 12:2they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):

    3. 1 Chr 12:3Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

    4. 1 Chr 12:4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

    5. 1 Chr 12:5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

    6. 1 Chr 12:6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;

    7. 1 Chr 12:7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

    8. 1 Chr 12:8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

    9. 1 Chr 12:9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

    10. 1 Chr 12:10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

    11. 1 Chr 12:11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

    12. 1 Chr 12:12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

    13. 1 Chr 12:13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.

    14. 1 Chr 12:14These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

    15. 1 Chr 12:15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

    16. 1 Chr 12:16Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

    17. 1 Chr 12:17And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”

    18. 1 Chr 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

    19. 1 Chr 12:19Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)

    20. 1 Chr 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

    21. 1 Chr 12:21They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.

    22. 1 Chr 12:22For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.

    23. 1 Chr 12:23Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

    24. 1 Chr 12:24From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

    25. 1 Chr 12:25From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.

    26. 1 Chr 12:26From Levi: 4,600,

    27. 1 Chr 12:27including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

    28. 1 Chr 12:28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

    29. 1 Chr 12:29From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

    30. 1 Chr 12:30From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

    31. 1 Chr 12:31From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

    32. 1 Chr 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

    33. 1 Chr 12:33From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.

    34. 1 Chr 12:34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

    35. 1 Chr 12:35From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.

    36. 1 Chr 12:36From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.

    37. 1 Chr 12:37And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

    38. 1 Chr 12:38All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

    39. 1 Chr 12:39They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

    40. 1 Chr 12:40And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

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    • 32Ephesians 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
    • 32Esther 1:13Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
    • 32Luke 12:56–57You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
    • 32Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
    • 32Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
    • 32Matthew 16:3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
    • 32Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
    • 18Judges 6:34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
    • 18Judges 3:10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
    • 32Isaiah 22:12–14On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
    • 82 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
    • 232 Samuel 2:3–4David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
    • 231 Chronicles 11:10Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
    • 32Genesis 49:14Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
    • 2Judges 20:16Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
    • 2Judges 3:15And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

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