1 Chronicles 12

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 12 of 29

¹ And these were those coming to David to Ziklag, while banned from the face of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty ones, helping in the battle;

² being right-handed and being left-handed, armed with bows, with stones, and with arrows, with the bow from the brothers of Saul, of Benjamin.

³ The head was Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anethothite;

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Chapter Summary

The companies that came to David at Ziklag. The armies that came to him at Hebron.

Key Hebrew Words

חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים fifty H2572 · TWOT 686c

עֹרְכֵ֥י value H6186 · TWOT 1694b

מַעֲרָכָה֒ row H4634 · TWOT 1694d

חָמָס֙ violence H2555 · TWOT 678a

שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d

People & Context

Warriors join David at Ziklag

Skilled bowmen and slingers, some from Saul's own tribe of Benjamin, join David at Ziklag while he is hiding from Saul.

Gadites join David in the wilderness

Fierce Gadite warriors, swift as gazelles, separate themselves to join David in his wilderness stronghold.

Men of Benjamin and Judah join David

Men from Benjamin and Judah come to David. Amasai, enwrapped by the Spirit, pledges their loyalty to David.

Timeline

Warriors join David at Ziklag

Skilled bowmen and slingers, some from Saul's own tribe of Benjamin, join David at Ziklag while he is hiding from Saul.

1 Chronicles 12:1-7

Gadites join David in the wilderness

Fierce Gadite warriors, swift as gazelles, separate themselves to join David in his wilderness stronghold.

1 Chronicles 12:8-15

Men of Benjamin and Judah join David

Men from Benjamin and Judah come to David. Amasai, enwrapped by the Spirit, pledges their loyalty to David.

1 Chronicles 12:16-18

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