1 Chronicles 12:8

And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed:

Young's Literal Translation

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 head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:29And David goeth up thence, and abideth in fortresses [at] En-gedi.

2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier!

2 Samuel 17:10and he also, the son of valour, whose heart [is] as the heart of the lion, doth utterly melt, for all Israel doth know that thy father is a hero, and sons of valour [are] those with him.

1 Chronicles 11:16and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,

1 Chronicles 12:16And there come of the sons of Benjamin and Judah unto the stronghold to David,

Proverbs 6:5Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a 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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