1 Chronicles 12:8

And, 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:

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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

7and Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, of Gedor.

9Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second,—Eliab, the third;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from thence,—and abode in the strongholds of En-gedi.

2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, delightfully loving in their lives, even, in their death, were not divided,—Beyond eagles, were they swift, beyond lions, were they strong!

2 Samuel 17:10then will, even the son of valour himself, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, utterly melt,—for all Israel do know that, a man of might, is thy father, and that, sons of valour, are they who are with him.

1 Chronicles 11:16Now, David, then was in the stronghold,—and, a garrison of Philistines, then was in Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.

Proverbs 6:5Deliver thyself, as a gazelle out of the hand, and as a bird, out of 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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