1 Chronicles 12:16

And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

In Context

15These, are they who passed over the Jordan, in the first month, when, it, was full, over all its banks,—and they put to flight all them of the vales, to the east and to the west.

17And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity,—but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!

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Cross References

1 Samuel 22:4So he set them before the king of Moab,—and they dwelt with him, all the days that David was in the fortress.

1 Chronicles 12:8And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear,—and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

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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