1 Chronicles 12:20

Easy To Read Version

These were the men from Manasseh that joined David when he went to the town of Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. All of them were generals {\cf2\super [133]} from the family group of Manasseh.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:19

Some of the men from the family group of Manasseh also joined David. They joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. But David and his men did not really help the Philistines. The Philistine leaders talked about David helping them, but then they decided to send him away. Those rulers said, “If David goes back to his master Saul, then our heads will be cut off!”

1 Chronicles 12:21

They helped David fight against bad men. Those bad men were going around the country and stealing things from people. All these men of Manasseh were brave soldiers. They became leaders in David’s army.

1 Chronicles 8:20

Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders.

Deuteronomy 1:15

“So I took the wise and experienced men you chose from your family groups, and I made them your leaders. In this way, I gave you leaders over 1,000 people, leaders over 100 people, leaders over 50 people, leaders over 10 people. I also gave you officers for each of your family groups.

Deuteronomy 33:17

Joseph is like a powerful bull. His two sons are like bull’s horns. They will attack other people and push them to the ends of the earth! Yes, Manasseh has thousands of people, and Ephraim has ten thousands.”

1 Samuel 29:11

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

1 Samuel 29:3

The Philistine captains asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”

1 Samuel 29:4

But the Philistine captains were angry with Achish. They said, “Send David back! David must go back to the city you gave him. He can’t go with us into battle. {If he is here} we will have an enemy in our own camp. He would make his king happy by killing our men.