This chapter lists the warriors who adhered to David's cause at Ziklag when he was still persecuted by Saul, and the warriors that joined David to crown him King at Hebron.
Firstly there were warriors who were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. Then there were Gadites who defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. Their faces were the faces of lions and they were as swift as Gazelles. Other Benjamites and some from Judah also joined David in the stronghold. Some too of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul.
Secondly a great number of warriors united with David at Hebron to anoint him King. From Judah there were 6,800; from Simeon 7,100; from Levi 4,600; from Benjamin 3,000; from Ephraim 20,800; from half the tribe of Manasseh 18,000; from Issachar 200 chiefs; from Zebulun 50,000; from Naphtali 1,000 officers plus 37,000 men; from Dan 28,600; from Asher 40,000; and from east of the Jordan from Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh 120,000 men.
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