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Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war,
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armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul's brethren.
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The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite;
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Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
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Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
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Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
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and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
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Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
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Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,