1 Καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἐλθόντες πρὸς Δαυὶδ εἰς Σικελὰγ, ἔτι συνεχομένου ἀπὸ προσώπου Σαοὺλ υἱοῦ Κίς· καὶ οὗτοι ἐν τοῖς δυνατοῖς βοηθοῦντες ἐν πολέμῳ, 2 καὶ τόξῳ ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ ἐκ ἀριστερῶν, καὶ σφενδονῆται ἐν λίθοις καὶ τόξοις· ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν Σαοὺλ ἐκ Βενιαμὶν 3 ὁ ἄρχων Ἀχιέζερ, καὶ Ἰωὰς υἱὸς Ἀσμὰ τοῦ Γαβαθίτου, καὶ Ἰωὴλ, καὶ Ἰωφαλὴτ υἱοὶ Ἀσμὼθ, καὶ Βερχία, καὶ Ἰηοὺλ ὁ Ἀναθωθὶ, 4 καὶ Σαμαΐας ὁ Γαβαωνείτης δυνατὸς ἐν τοῖς τριάκοντα, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν τριάκοντα 5 Ἱερεμία, καὶ Ἰεζιὴλ, καὶ Ἰωανὰν, καὶ Ἰωαζαβὰθ ὁ Γαδαραθιῒμ, 6 Ἀζαῒ, καὶ Ἀριμοὺθ, καὶ Βααλιὰ, καὶ Σαμαραΐα, καὶ Σαφατίας ὁ Χαραιφιὴλ, 7 Ἑλκανὰ, καὶ Ἰησουνὶ, καὶ Ὀζριὴλ, καὶ Ἰωζαρὰ, καὶ Σοβοκὰμ, καὶ οἱ Κορῖται, 8 καὶ Ἰελία καὶ Ζαβαδία υἱοὶ ʼΙροὰμ, καὶ οἱ τοῦ Γεδώρ. 9 Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Γαδδὶ ἐχωρίσθησαν πρὸς Δαυὶδ ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρήμου ἰσχυροὶ δυνατοὶ ἄνδρες παρατάξεως πολέμου, αἴροντες θυρεοὺς καὶ δόρατα, καὶ πρόσωπον λέοντος τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν, καὶ κοῦφοι ὡς δορκάδες ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων τῷ τάχει· 10 ʼΑζὰ ὁ ἄρχων, Ἀβδία ὁ δεύτερος, Ἐλιὰβ ὁ τρίτος, 11 Μασμανὰ ὁ τέταρτος, Ἱερεμίας ὁ πέμπτος, 12 Ἰεθὶ ὁ ἕκτος, Ἐλιὰβ ὁ ἕβδομος, 13 Ἰωανὰν ὁ ὄγδοος, Ἐλιαζὲρ ὁ ἔννατος, 14 Ἱερεμία ὁ δέκατος, Μελχαβαναὶ ὁ ἑνδέκατος. 15 Οὗτοι ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Γὰδ ἄρχοντες τῆς στρατιᾶς, εἷς τοῖς ἑκατὸν μικρὸς, καὶ μέγας τοῖς χιλίοις. 16 Οὗτοι οἱ διαβάντες τὸν Ἰορδάνην ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ πρώτῳ· καὶ οὗτος πεπληρωκὼς ἐπὶ πᾶσαν κρηπίδα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐξεδίωξαν πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας αὐλῶνας ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἕως δυσμῶν. 17 Καὶ ἦλθον ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμὶν καὶ Ἰούδα εἰς βοήθειαν τοῦ Δαυίδ. 18 Καὶ Δαυὶδ ἐξῆλθεν εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτῶν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, εἰ εἰς εἰρήνην ἥκατε πρὸς μέ, εἴη μοι καρδία καθʼ ἑαυτὴν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς· καὶ εἰ τοῦ παραδοῦναί με τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου οὐκ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ χειρὸς, ἴδοι ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν καὶ ἐλέγξαιτο. 19 Καὶ πνεῦμα ἐνέδυσε τὸν Ἀμασαὶ ἄρχοντα τῶν τριάκοντα, καὶ εἶπε, πορεύου καὶ ὁ λαός σου Δαυὶδ υἱὸς Ἰεσσαὶ, εἰρήνη εἰρήνη σοι, καὶ εἰρήνη τοῖς βοηθοῖς σου, ὅτι ἐβοήθησέ σοι ὁ Θεός σου· καὶ προσεδέξατο αὐτοὺς Δαυὶδ, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἄρχοντας τῶν δυνάμεων. 20 Καὶ ἀπὸ Μανασσῆ προσεχώρησαν πρὸς Δαυὶδ ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ εἰς πόλεμον· καὶ οὐκ ἐβοήθησεν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἐν βουλῇ ἐγένετο παρὰ τῶν στρατηγῶν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων λεγόντων, ἐν ταῖς κεφαλαῖς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων ἐπιστρέψει πρὸς τὸν κυρίον αὐτοῦ Σαούλ. 21 Ἐν τῷ πορευθῆναι τὸν Δαυίδ εἰς Σικελὰγ προσεχώρησαν αὐτῷ ἀπὸ Μανασσῆ, Ἐδνὰ, καὶ Ἰωζαβὰθ, καὶ Ῥωδιὴλ, καὶ Μιχαὴλ, καὶ Ἰωσαβαὶθ, καὶ Ἐλιμοὺθ, καὶ Σεμαθὶ· ἀρχηγοὶ χιλιάδων εἰσὶ τοῦ Μανασσῆ. 22 Καὶ αὐτοὶ συνεμάχησαν τῷ Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν γεδδοὺρ, ὅτι δυνατοὶ ἰσχύος πάντες· καὶ ἦσαν ἡγούμενοι ἐν τῇ στρατιᾷ ἐν τῇ δυνάμει, 23 ὅτι ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ἤρχοντο πρὸς Δαυὶδ εἰς δύναμιν μεγάλην ὡς δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ. 24 Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀρχόντων τῆς στρατιᾶς, οἱ ἐλθόντες πρὸς Δαυὶδ εἰς Χεβρὼν τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι τὴν βασιλείαν Σαοὺλ πρὸς αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸν λόγον Κυρίου. 25 Υἱοὶ Ἰούδα θυρεοφόροι καὶ δορατοφόροι, ἓξ χιλιάδες καὶ ὀκτακόσιοι δυνατοὶ παρατάξεως. 26 Τῶν υἱῶν Συμεὼν, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύος εἰς παράταξιν, ἑπτὰ χιλιάδες καὶ ἑκατόν. 27 Τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ, τετρακισχίλιοι καὶ ἑξακόσιοι. 28 Καὶ Ἰωαδὰς ὁ ἡγούμενος τῷ Ἀαρὼν, καὶ μετʼ αὐτοῦ τρεῖς χιλιάδες καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι. 29 Καὶ Σαδὼκ νέος δυνατὸς ἰσχύϊ, καὶ τῆς πατρικῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ ἄρχοντες εἰκοσιδύο. 30 Καὶ τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμὶν τῶν ἀδελφῶν Σαοὺλ, τρεῖς χιλιάδες· καὶ ἔτι τὸ πλεῖστον αὐτῶν ἀπεσκόπει τὴν φυλακὴν οἴκου Σαούλ. 31 Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἐφραὶμ, εἴκοσι χιλιάδες καὶ ὀκτακόσιοι, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύϊ ἄνδρες ὀνομαστοὶ κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν. 32 Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ, δεκαοκτὼ χιλιάδες, καὶ οἳ ὠνομάσθησαν ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυίδ. 33 Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσσάχαρ γινώσκοντες σύνεσιν εἰς τοὺς καιροὺς, γινώσκοντες τί ποιῆσαι Ἰσραὴλ, διακόσιοι, καὶ πάντες ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτῶν. 34 Καὶ ἀπὸ Ζαβουλὼν ἐκπορευόμενοι εἰς παράταξιν πολέμου ἐν πᾶσι σκεύεσι πολεμικοῖς πεντήκοντα χιλιάδες βοηθῆσαι τῷ Δαυὶδ οὐ χεροκένως. 35 Καὶ ἀπὸ Νεφθαλὶ ἄρχοντες χίλιοι, καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν ἐν θυρεοῖς καὶ δόρασι, τριακονταεπτὰ χιλιάδες. 36 Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν Δανιτῶν παρατασσόμενοι εἰς πόλεμον, εἰκοσιοκτὼ χιλιάδες καὶ ὀκτακόσιοι. 37 Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀσὴρ ἐκπορευόμενοι βοηθῆσαι εἰς πόλεμον, τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες. 38 Καὶ ἐκ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ἀπὸ Ῥουβὴν, καὶ Γαδδὶ, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ ἐν πᾶσι σκεύεσι πολεμικοῖς, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι χιλιάδες. 39 Πάντες οὗτοι ἄνδρες πολεμισταὶ παρατασσόμενοι παράταξιν ἐν ψυχῇ εἰρηνικῇ· καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Χεβρὼν τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ὁ κατάλοιπος Ἰσραὴλ ψυχὴ μία τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυίδ. 40 Καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ ἡμέρας τρεῖς ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες, ὅτι ἡτοίμασαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν. 41 Καὶ οἱ ὁμοροῦντες αὐτοῖς ἕως Ἰσσάχαρ καὶ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Νεφθαλὶ, ἔφερον αὐτοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν καμήλων καὶ τῶν ὄνων καὶ τῶν ἡμιόνων καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν μόσχων βρώματα, ἄλευρα, παλάθας, σταφίδας, οἶνον, καὶ ἔλαιον, μόσχους καὶ πρόβατα εἰς πλῆθος, ὅτι εὐφροσύνη ἐν Ἰσραήλ.
1 Chronicles · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
1 Chronicles 12 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adnah
Manassite who defected to David at Ziklag, a chief of thousands in Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Ahiezer
Chief of the Benjamite archers, Saul's kinsmen, who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Amasai
Chief of the Thirty; the Spirit came upon him and he declared that he and his men were with David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:18
Attai
Sixth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:11
Azarel
One of the Korahites listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Azmaveth
Named as the father of Jeziel and Pelet, Benjamite archers who joined David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Bealiah
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Beracah
Listed among the Benjamite archers who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Eliab
Third in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:9
Eliel
Seventh in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:11
Elihu
Manassite who defected to David at Ziklag, a chief of thousands in Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Elkanah
One of the Korahites listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Eluzai
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Elzabad
Ninth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:12
Ezer
Chief of the Gadite mighty men who defected to David in the desert stronghold.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:9
Ishmaiah
Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty, who joined David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Isshiah
One of the Korahites listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Jahaziel
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Jashobeam
One of the Korahites listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Jediael
Manassite who defected to David at Ziklag, a chief of thousands in Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Jehu
Jehu the Anathothite, listed among the Benjamite archers who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Jeremiah
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Jeremiah
Fifth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:10
Jeremiah
Tenth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:13
Jerimoth
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Jeroham
Named as the father of Joelah and Zebadiah of Gedor.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:7
Jeziel
Son of Azmaveth, among the Benjamite archers who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Joash
Son of Shemaah the Gibeathite, among the Benjamite archers who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Joelah
Son of Jeroham from Gedor, listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:7
Joezer
One of the Korahites listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Johanan
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Johanan
Eighth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:12
Jozabad
Jozabad the Gederathite, listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Jozabad
One of the two Manassites named Jozabad who defected to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Jozabad
One of the two Manassites named Jozabad who defected to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Machbanai
Eleventh in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:13
Michael
Manassite who defected to David at Ziklag, a chief of thousands in Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Mishmannah
Fourth in rank among the Gadite mighty men who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:10
Obadiah
Second in command among the Gadites who defected to David.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:9
Pelet
Son of Azmaveth, among the Benjamite archers who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Shemaah
Named as the Gibeathite father of Ahiezer and Joash.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Shemariah
Listed among the Benjamite warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Shephatiah
Shephatiah the Haruphite, listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Zebadiah
Son of Jeroham from Gedor, listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:7
Zillethai
Manassite who defected to David at Ziklag, a chief of thousands in Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 12:20
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 27:2–6; 1 Chronicles 9:39; 2 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 11:24–25; 2 Samuel 4:10
- 2 Judges 20:16; Judges 3:15; 1 Chronicles 12:29; 1 Samuel 17:49
- 3 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Samuel 11:4; 2 Samuel 21:6; 1 Chronicles 11:33
- 4 Joshua 9:3; Joshua 15:36; Joshua 9:17–23; 1 Chronicles 11:15
- 7 Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 4:18; 1 Chronicles 4:39
- 8 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 17:10; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Samuel 24:22; 1 Samuel 23:14
- 14 Leviticus 26:8; Deuteronomy 32:30
- 15 Joshua 3:15; Joshua 4:18; Jeremiah 12:5; Jeremiah 49:19
- 17 1 Peter 2:23; Jude 9; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 12:1–2
- 18 Judges 6:34; Judges 3:10; John 6:67–68; 2 Samuel 17:25; Ruth 1:16
- 19 1 Samuel 29:2–9
- 20 Deuteronomy 1:15; Deuteronomy 33:17; Exodus 18:21; 1 Samuel 29:11
- 21 1 Chronicles 5:24; 1 Samuel 30:1–17; 1 Chronicles 11:21–22; 1 Chronicles 12:20; 1 Chronicles 11:10
- 22 2 Samuel 3:1; Job 17:9; Genesis 32:2; Joshua 5:14; Psalm 148:2
- 23 2 Samuel 2:3–4; 1 Chronicles 11:10; 1 Samuel 16:1; Psalm 89:19–20; 1 Samuel 16:3
- 27 1 Chronicles 27:17; 1 Chronicles 6:49–57; 2 Kings 11:4; 2 Kings 11:9; 2 Kings 25:18
- 28 1 Chronicles 6:8; 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 6:53; 1 Kings 2:35; Ezekiel 44:15
- 29 2 Samuel 2:8–9; 1 Chronicles 12:2; Genesis 31:23
- 30 Genesis 6:4
- 31 Joshua 17:1–18
- 32 Ephesians 5:17; Esther 1:13; Luke 12:56–57; Proverbs 14:8; Isaiah 33:6
- 33 Psalm 12:2; John 1:47
- 36 1 Chronicles 12:33; Joel 2:7
- 37 Deuteronomy 3:12–16; Joshua 13:7–32; 1 Chronicles 5:1–10; Joshua 14:3; Joshua 22:1–10
- 38 Genesis 49:8–10; 1 Kings 8:61; Ezekiel 11:19; 2 Chronicles 30:12; Psalm 110:3
- 39 Genesis 26:30; 2 Samuel 6:19; Genesis 31:54; 2 Samuel 19:42
- 40 1 Samuel 25:18; Proverbs 29:2; Proverbs 11:10; 2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Kings 11:20
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