Elusai (also known as Eluzai) was one of the Benjamite warriors who left Saul's side and joined David while he was in Ziklag. He was among the skilled warriors who could use both their right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows with a bow. His switch to David was an important sign that support for David was growing even among Saul's own tribe.
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Joined David in Ziklag
Elusai was one of the Benjamite warriors who came to David in Ziklag while he was still fleeing from King Saul. These men left their own tribal king to support David.
1These are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still confined because of Saul son of Kish. They were among the mighty men who helped him in battle,
Elusai and the other Benjamites who came to David were known for their ability to use both their right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows with a bow.
The switch by Elusai and other Benjamites to David's side showed that God's plan to give David the kingdom was being fulfilled, as even Saul's own tribesmen left him.
16These were the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and they drove off everyone living in the valleys, both east and west.
18David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in peace, to help me, my heart will be joined to yours. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies, though there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see it and judge."