1 Chronicles 12:8

(12-9) And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

7(12-8) and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of the troop.

9(12-10) Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:29(24-1) And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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

2 Samuel 17:10then even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth 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 garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16(12-17) And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto 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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