American Standard Version
"And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David. "
— 1 Chronicles 12:16, American Standard Version
“And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold 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, Machbannai the eleventh.
These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.
These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its 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 stronghold unto David.
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.