<p class="bodytext">As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David&#8217;s reign, they examined the records and discovered<n id="1" /> there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.

All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David&#8217;s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">David assembled in Jerusalem<n id="1" /> all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.p>

<p class="bodytext">These were the leaders of their families:<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation,<n id="2" /> and leaders of their families.

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Tola:p> <p class="bodytext">Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam,<n id="1" /> and Samuel.<n id="2" /> They were leaders of their families.<n id="3" /> In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola&#8217;s genealogical records.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Bela:p> <p class="bodytext">Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.p>

<p class="bodytext">All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.<n id="1" />p>

This is the list of David&#8217;s warriors:<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers.<n id="2" /> He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle.<n id="3" />p>

and said, &#8220;God forbid that I should do this!<n id="1" /> Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?&#8221;<n id="2" /> Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.<n id="1" />