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1 Chronicles 12:16

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Other people from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his stronghold.

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At that time David was in the stronghold, and some of the Philistines were in Bethlehem.

They crossed the Jordan River and chased away the people living in the valleys, to the east and to the west. This happened in the first month of the year when the Jordan floods the valley.

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to turn me over to my enemies, even though I have done nothing wrong, the God of our ancestors will see this and punish you.”

Part of the people of Gad joined David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors trained for war and skilled with shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and as fast as gazelles over the hills.

There is the smallest tribe, Benjamin, leading them. And there are the leaders of Judah with their group. There also are the leaders of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

During harvest the Jordan overflows its banks. When the priests carrying the Ark came to the edge of the river and stepped into the water,

So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him as long as David was hiding in the stronghold.

Saul said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Do you think the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards? Will David make you commanders over thousands of men or hundreds of men?




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