1 Chronicles 12:20

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

Literal

When he went to Ziklag, they fell to him from Manasseh: Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, the heads of the thousands who were from Manasseh.

Latin

Quando igitur reversus est in Siceleg, transfugerunt ad eum de Manasse, Ednas, et Jozabad, et Jedihel, et Michaël, et Ednas, et Jozabad, et Eliu, et Salathi, principes millium in Manasse.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

1 Chronicles 12:1–22

Support for making David king started before Saul's death. When Saul was king and David was on the run, warriors joined David, forming a large group from various tribes across Israel. Even Saul's relatives left him to support David as king (1 Chronicles 12:2). David wisely assessed these deserters (1 Chronicles 12:17) to ensure they were not spies for Saul. Before David was officially anointed at Hebron, the people's wishes aligned with God's will for David to become king.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
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.
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Deuteronomy 33:17
His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

People

Adnah: Manassite leader who joined David at Ziklag Elihu: A Manassite who joined David at Ziklag Jediael: Manassite who joined David at Ziklag Jozabad: A Manassite leader who joined David at Ziklag Jozabad: A Manassite leader who joined David at Ziklag Manasseh: Firstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob Michael: A Manassite who joined David at Ziklag Zillethai: Manassite leader who joined David at Ziklag

Places

Ziklag: A city given to David; originally Judah's, then Simeon's

Glossary

Adnah Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Elihu Genealogy Jediael Jozabad Michael Zillethai Zilthai

Topics

Adnah: One of David's Captains David: King of Israel: The List of Men Who Join Him Elihu: A Manassite Warrior, Who Joined David at Ziklag Jediael: A Chief of the Tribe of Manasseh, Who Joined David at Ziklag Jozabad: Two Men of Manasseh Michael: A Captain of the Thousands of Manasseh Who Joined David at Ziklag the Tribe of Manasseh: Aided David Against Saul Zilthai: A Captain of the Tribe of Manasseh

1 Chronicles 12:20

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