1 Chronicles 12:23
And these are the names of the commanders of the army, who came to David to Chebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the Lord.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
22For daily men came to David, till they amounted to a great force, as the force of God.
24The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and eight hundred mighty in war.
Cross References
Genesis 32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.
1 Samuel 16:3And you shall call Jessae to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you shall do; and you shall anoint him whom I shall mention to you.
2 Samuel 2:3and the men that were with him, every one and his family; and they lived in the cities of Chebron.
2 Samuel 5:1And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:10And these are the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
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 →