What follows in 1 Chronicles 12 is a depiction of David as a leader who attracts Israel’s loyalty long before the end of Saul’s life. In this the Chronicler has shifted to an earlier period of history than that depicted in 1 Chronicles 11. The first section, 12:1–22, depicts those who supported David prior to his establishment of Hebron as his first capital. It is not accidental that the first group listed is linked to Saul’s own tribe of Benjamin and his hometown, Gibeah. Others who support David are not only from the expected southern tribe of Judah but also from the northern tribes of Gad and Manasseh. Locations listed here, Ziklag (1 Sam. 27:1–6) and his stronghold in the desert (see Adullam in 1 Sam. 22:1–5, En Gedi in 1 Sam. 23:29, unnamed ones in 1 …