The Men of Manassa Deserted to David in Hebron

These are the men who crossed the jordan at the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and put to flight all those in the valleys. David went out to meet them and said to them, if you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be knit to you. Some of the men of manassa deserted to david when he came with the philistines for the battle against saul. And naphtali came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen,. abundant provisions of meal, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins and wine and oil, oxen and sheep. For there was joy