1 Chronicles 12:8

And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;

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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

In Context

7And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

9Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 17:10Then even the strongest, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will become like water; for all Israel is conscious that your father is a man of war, and those who are with him are strong and without fear.

1 Chronicles 11:16At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.

Proverbs 6:5Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:2-23

David's Army. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the… Read the whole commentary →

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