These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished ¹  from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

All his retinue – his attendants and his troops – I will scatter to every wind; I will unleash a sword behind them.

So after sending ¹  two of his assistants, ²  Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, ³  he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia. ⁴ 

But the Advocate, ¹  the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you ²  everything, ³  and will cause you to remember everything ⁴  I said to you.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate ¹  will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

O family ¹  of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer ²  and protector. ³ 

You loyal followers of the Lord, ¹  trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer ²  and protector. ³ 

How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The Lord will strike with ¹  his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish. ² 

But a spirit ¹  empowered ²  Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: ³  “We are yours, O David! We support ⁴  you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! ⁵  May those who help you prosper! ⁶  Indeed ⁷  your God helps you!” So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

Yet he too is wise ¹  and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. ²  He will attack the wicked nation, ³  and the nation that helps ⁴  those who commit sin. ⁵ 

so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.

And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.

Now these are the names of the men who are to help ¹  you: from ²  Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. ¹ 

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone ¹  and oppressed!

“You aggressively attacked me ¹  and tried to knock me down, ²  but the Lord helped me.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, ¹  my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, ¹  “The God of my father has been my help ²  and delivered ³  me from the sword of Pharaoh”).

At that time I instructed ¹  the people, “Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day.