Beraka was one of the skilled warriors from the tribe of Benjamin who joined David in Ziklag while he was fleeing from King Saul. His name means 'blessing' in Hebrew. He was among the brave men who could use both their right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows with a bow.
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Joined David in Ziklag
Beraka was among the Benjaminite warriors who left Saul and joined David while he was staying in Ziklag. These men were skilled with weapons and could use both hands.
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,
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,
The allegiance of Benjaminites like Beraka showed that God's plan for David's kingdom was being fulfilled, as even Saul's own tribal relatives abandoned 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."