Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;
And so then, when Saul was slain, these are the men that made David. They came down to Hebron and they said to David, "Come and rule over us."