1 Chronicles 12:21

and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all,—and they became captains in the host;

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In The King James Version

And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

In Context

20When he went into Ziklag, there fell away unto him, of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad, and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad, and Elihu and Zillethai,—chiefs of the thousands that pertained to Manasseh;

22for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him,—until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 5:24And, these, were the heads of their ancestral house,—Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel, men who were heroes of valour, men of renown, chiefs to their ancestral house.

1 Chronicles 11:21Of the three in the second rank, was he honourable, therefore became he their captain,—though, unto the [first] three, did he not attain.

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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