12:20a When David went to Ziklag,

So, David returned to Ziklag.
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Therefore, David went back to Ziklag.

12:20b these men of Manasseh defected to him:

The following men went with him.
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And these men from Manasseh joined David’s army then. (Easy English Bible)

12:20c Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,

Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, ⌊another⌋ Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai.
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Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and ⌊another man whose name was also⌋ Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai.

12:20d chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

Each man was the leader of one thousand soldiers. Those soldiers belonged to the tribe called Manasseh.
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Each of them was chief of one thousand (1,000) a clan in the Manasseh tribe.

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