1 Chronicles 12:22

For at that time day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste of God.

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In The King James Version

For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

In Context

21And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste.

23And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:2And when Iaakob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place Mahanaim.

1 Samuel 29:10Wherefore now rise vp earely in the morning with thy masters seruants that are come with thee: and when ye be vp earely, assoone as ye haue light, depart.

2 Samuel 2:2So Dauid went vp thither, and his two wiues also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.

Job 17:9But the righteous wil holde his way, and he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.

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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