20. 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.
21. They helped David against the raiders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army.
22. At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God.
23. The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, according to the Lord’s word, were as follows:
24. From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
25. From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war.
26. From the Levites: 4,600
27. in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men;
28. and Zadok, a young brave warrior, with 22 commanders from his own ancestral house.
29. From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul: 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul).
30. From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses.
31. From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
32. From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command.
33. From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.
34. From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.