וַיְהִ֖י כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם אוֹת֑וֹ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ אִתּֽוֹ׃
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Rashi on Judges
Friends. Companions who formed the retinue of wedding attendants.