1 Chronicles 12:8

And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were [like] the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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 the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.

2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 17:10and even the valiant man whose heart is as the heart of a lion shall utterly melt; for all Israel knows that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.

1 Chronicles 11:16And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

Proverbs 6:5deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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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