3. Ahiezer was their leader. And there was Joash. (Ahiezer and Joash were Shemaah’s sons. He was from the town of Gibeah.) There were also Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth. There were Beracah and Jehu from the town of Anathoth.
4. And there was Ishmaiah from the town of Gibeon. Ishmaiah was one of the Thirty. In fact, he was the leader of the Thirty. There were Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan and Jozabad from Gederah.
5. There were Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah and Shemariah. There was Shephatiah from Haruph.
6. There were Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam. They were from the family group of Korah.
7. And there were Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham. They were from the town of Gedor.
8. Part of the people of Gad joined David at his protected place in the desert. They were brave warriors trained for war. They were skilled with shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions. And they could run as fast as gazelles over the hills.
9. Ezer was the leader of Gad’s army. Obadiah was second in command. Eliab was third.
10. Mishmannah was fourth, and Jeremiah was fifth.
11. Attai was sixth, and Eliel was seventh.
12. Johanan was eighth, and Elzabad was ninth.
13. Jeremiah was tenth, and Macbannai was eleventh in command.
14. They were the commanders of the army from Gad. The weakest of these leaders was in charge of 100 soldiers. The strongest was in charge of 1,000 soldiers.
15. They crossed the Jordan River and chased away the people living in the valleys. They chased them to the east and to the west. This happened in the first month of the year when the Jordan floods the valley.
16. Other people from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his protected place.
17. David went out to meet them. He said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But you might have come to turn me over to my enemies, even though I have done nothing wrong. If you do this, the God of our ancestors will see this and punish you.”