or my enemies whereas I have no iniquity in my hands,
let the God of our fathers see, and judge.

12:18. But the spirit came upon Amasai the chief among thirty, and he
said: We are thine, O David, and for thee, O son of Isai: peace, peace
be to thee, and peace to thy helpers. For thy God helpeth thee. So David
received them, and made them captains of the band.

12:19. And there were some of Manasses that went over to David, when he
came with the Philistines against Saul to fight: but he did not fight
with them: because the lords of the Philistines taking counsel sent him
back, saying: With the danger of our heads he will return to his master
Saul.

12:20. So when he went back to Siceleg, there fled to him of Manasses,
Ednas and Jozabad, and Jedihel, and Michael, and Ednas, and Jozabad, and
Eliu, and Salathi, captains of thousands in Manasses.

12:21. These helped David against the rovers: for they were all most
valiant men, and were made commanders in the army.

12:22. Moreover day by day there came some to David to help him till
they became a great number, like the army of God.

12:23. And this is the number of the chiefs of the army who came to
David, when he was in Hebron, to transfer to him the kingdom of Saul,
according to the word of the Lord.

12:24. The sons of Juda bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight
hundred well appointed to war.

12:25. Of the sons of Simeon valiant men for war, seven thousand one
hundred.

12:26. Of the sons of Levi, four thousand six hundred.

12:27. And Joiada prince of the race of Aaron, and with him three
thousand seven hundred.

12:28. Sadoc also a young man of excellent disposition, and the house of
his father, twenty-two principal men.

12:29. And of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand:
for hitherto a great part of them followed the house of Saul.

12:30. And of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, men of
great valour renowned in their kindreds.

12:31. And of the half tribe of Manasses, eighteen thousand, every one
by their names, came to make David king.

12:32. Also of the sons of Issachar men of understanding, that knew all
times to order what Israel should do, two hundred principal men: and all
the rest of the tribe followed their counsel.

12:33. And of Zabulon such as went forth to battle, and stood in array
well appointed with armour for war, there came fifty thousand to his
aid, with no double heart.

12:34. A