American King James Version
" And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold to David. "
— 1 Chronicles 12:16, American King James Version
“And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.”
“And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David. ”
“There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.”
“Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.”
“And there came also of the men of Benjamin, and of Juda to the hold, in which David abode.”
“And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.”
“And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.”
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold to David.
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you: but if you be come to betray me to my enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Your are we, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines on advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.