2 And all men in distress+ and all men who had a creditor+ and all men bitter in soul+ began to collect together to him,+ and he came to be a chief* over them;+ and there came to be with him about four hundred men.

13 Immediately David said to his men: “Gird on every one his sword!”+ So they girded on every one his sword and David also girded on his own sword; and they began to go up after David, about four hundred men, while two hundred sat by the baggage.+

9 Promptly David got on his way, he and the six hundred men+ that were with him, and they went on as far as the torrent valley of Beʹsor, and the men that were to be left behind stood still.