1 Chronicles 12:1-22
1599 Geneva Bible
12 3 Who they were that went with David when he fled from Saul. 14 Their valiantness. 23 They that came unto him unto Hebron out of every tribe to make him King.
1 These also are they that came to David to [a]Ziklag, while he was yet kept close, because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battle.
2 They were weaponed with bows, and could use the right and the left hand with stones, and with arrows and with bows, and were of Saul’s [b]brethren, even of Benjamin.
3 The chief were Ahiezer, and Joash the sons of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth, Berachah and Jehu the Anathothite,
4 And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirty, and above the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Jisshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, Jashobeam of Korah,
7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of [c]Gedor,
8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves some unto David into the hold of the wilderness, valiant men of war, and men of arms, and apt for battle, which could handle [d]spear and shield, and their faces were like the faces of [e]lions, and were like the roes in the mountains in swiftness,
9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 [f]Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
14 These were the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least could resist an hundred, and the greatest a thousand.
15 These are they that went over Jordan in the [g]first month, when he had filled over all his banks, and put to flight all them of the valley, toward the East and the West.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin, and Judah to the hold unto David,
17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if you come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wickedness in mine hands, the God of our fathers behold it, and rebuke it.
18 And the [h]spirit came upon Amasai, which was the chief of thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be unto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the garrison.
19 ¶ And of Manasseh, some fell to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they [i]helped them not: for the Princes of the Philistines (A)by advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul [j]for our heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
21 And they helped David against [k]that band: for they were all valiant men, and were captains in the host.
22 For at that time day by day, there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of [l]God.
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- 1 Chronicles 12:1 To take his part against Saul, who persecuted him.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2 That is, of the tribe of Benjamin, whereof Saul was, and wherein were excellent throwers with slings, Judg. 20:16.
- 1 Chronicles 12:7 Or, Gedua.
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 Or, buckler.
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 Meaning, fierce and terrible.
- 1 Chronicles 12:10 Or, Mashmannah.
- 1 Chronicles 12:15 Which the Hebrews called Nisan, or Abib, containing half March, and half April, when Jordan was wont to overflow his banks, read Josh. 3:15.
- 1 Chronicles 12:18 The spirit of boldness and courage moved him to speak thus.
- 1 Chronicles 12:19 They came only to help David, and not to succor the Philistines, which were enemies to their country.
- 1 Chronicles 12:19 Or, on the jeopardy of our heads.
- 1 Chronicles 12:21 To wit, of the Amalekites which had burned the city Ziklag, 1 Sam. 30:1,9.
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 Meaning, mighty or strong: for the Hebrews say a thing is of God, when it is excellent.
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