[12:1] David was living in Ziklag, where he had gone to escape from King Saul. There he was joined by many experienced, reliable soldiers,
[12:2] members of the tribe of Benjamin, to which Saul belonged. They could shoot arrows and sling stones either right-handed or left-handed. These were the soldiers: – Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth – Beracah and Jehu from Anathoth – Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous soldier and one of the leaders of “The Thirty” – Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johannan, and Jozabad, from Gederah – Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah, from Hariph – Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, of the clan of Korah – Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, from Gedor