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1 Chronicles 12:1-15

1 Warriors Join David
These were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle;

2 they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed; they were kinsmen of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin):

3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite,

4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites;

7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

8 Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.

9 Ezer was the chief,
Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Jeremiah the tenth and Macbannai the eleventh.

14 These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

15 It was they who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight everyone living in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

Cross References for 1 Chronicles 12:1-15

2 Samuel 1:1 - David Hears of Saul’s Death After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekit... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:1 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:1

Joshua 15:31 - Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Click to read the verse Joshua 15:31 Click to read the verse Joshua 15:31

1 Samuel 27:6 - So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:6

1 Chronicles 9:39 - Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shu... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 9:39 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 9:39

1 Chronicles 8:33 - Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shu... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 8:33 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 8:33

1 Chronicles 4:30 - Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 4:30 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 4:30

2 Samuel 4:10 - when a man told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 4:10 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 4:10

1 Chronicles 11:19 - “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:19 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:19

1 Chronicles 11:10 - David’s Mighty Men These were the chiefs of David’s mighty men—they, together with all Israel, ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:10 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:10

1 Samuel 27:2-6 - So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:2-6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:2-6

1 Chronicles 11:24-25 - Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:24-25 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 11:24-25