12:2 |
tNIV | 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): | they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed; they were kinsmen relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin): | they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed; they were kinsmen relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin): |
12:3 |
tNIV | Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite, | Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, | Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, |
12:4 |
NIV2011 | and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, | and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty;Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, | and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, |
12:6 |
tNIV | Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; | Elkanah, Isshiah Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; | Elkanah, Isshiah Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; |
12:8 |
tNIV | 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. | Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert wilderness. 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. | Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert wilderness. 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. |
12:13 |
tNIV | Jeremiah the tenth and Macbannai the eleventh. | Jeremiah the tenth and Macbannai Makbannai the eleventh. | Jeremiah the tenth and Macbannai Makbannai the eleventh. |
12:17 |
tNIV | David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace, to help me, I am ready to have you unite with me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.” | David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace, to help me, I am ready for you to have you unite with join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our fathers ancestors see it and judge you.” | David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace, to help me, I am ready for you to have you unite with join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our fathers ancestors see it and judge you.” |
12:18 |
tNIV | Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands. | Then the Spirit came upon on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands. | Then the Spirit came upon on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands. |
12:19 |
tNIV | Some of the men of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”) | Some of the men tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”) | Some of the men tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”) |
12:24 |
tNIV | men of Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle; | men of from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle; | men of from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle; |
12:25 |
tNIV | men of Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100; | men of from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100; | men of from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100; |
12:26 |
tNIV | men of Levi—4,600, | men of from Levi—4,600, | men of from Levi—4,600, |
12:29 |
tNIV | men of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then; | men of from Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then; | men of from Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then; |
12:30 |
tNIV | men of Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800; | men of from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800; | men of from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800; |
12:31 |
tNIV | men of half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000; | men of from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000; | men of from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000; |
12:32 |
tNIV | men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; | men of from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; | men of from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; |
12:33 |
tNIV | men of Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000; | men of from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000; | men of from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000; |
12:34 |
tNIV | men of Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears; | men of from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears; | men of from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears; |
12:35 |
tNIV | men of Dan, ready for battle—28,600; | men of from Dan, ready for battle—28,600; | men of from Dan, ready for battle—28,600; |
12:36 |
tNIV | men of Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000; | men of from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000; | men of from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000; |
12:37 |
tNIV | and from east of the Jordan, men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000. | and from east of the Jordan, men of from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000. | and from east of the Jordan, men of from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000. |
12:40 |
NIV2011 | Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. | Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. | Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. |