1 Chronicles 12:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

Cross References

1 Samuel 29:11

So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Deuteronomy 33:17

His firstborn bull has   splendour, and horns like   those of a wild ox; he gores all the peoples with them to the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

Deuteronomy 1:15

‘So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: commanders for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

Exodus 18:21

But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating dishonest profit.  Place them over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

1 Samuel 29:3

Then the Philistine commanders asked, ‘What are these Hebrews doing here? ’ Achish answered the Philistine commanders, ‘That is David, servant of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me a considerable period of time.  From the day he defected until today, I’ve found no fault with him.’

1 Chronicles 8:20

Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

1 Chronicles 12:19

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, ‘It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.’

1 Chronicles 12:21

They helped David against the raiders,  for they were all valiant warriors and commanders in the army.

1 Samuel 29:4

The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, ‘Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him.  He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle.  What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?