1 Chronicles 12:1-12

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 12

David’s First Followers. ¹ These were the men who came to David while he was at Ziklag, a fugitive from Saul, the son of Kish. They were the brave warriors who helped him in battle. ² They were armed with bows, and they could sling stones or shoot arrows from a bow with their right hand or their left. They were kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.

³ Ahiezer was their leader, and then Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite. There were Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite; ⁴ Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a brave warrior from among the Thirty and the leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite; ⁵ Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Haruphite; ⁶ Elkanah; Isshiah; Azarel; Joezer; Jashobeam the Korahite; ⁷ and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

⁸ Some Gadites joined David in the wilderness. They were brave men, warriors ready for battle, able to handle the shield and the spear. Their faces were as fierce as the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles upon the mountains. ⁹ Ezer was the first; Obadiah was the second; Eliab was the third; ¹⁰ Mishmannah was the fourth; Jeremiah was the fifth; ¹¹ Attai was the sixth; Eliel was the seventh; ¹² Johanan was the eighth; Elzabad was the ninth;