1 Chronicles 12:1
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
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- BSB
- Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he was a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.
- ASV
- 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, his helpers in war.
- DARBY
- Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;
- BLB
- And these [were] those coming in to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul son of Kish (and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers in battle,
- ÅB
- Dette er de som kom til David i Siklag mens han enda måtte holde seg der av frykt for Saul, Kis' sønn. De hørte til de helter som hjalp ham i krigen;
- OTB
- Dette er de som kom til David i Siklag,
mens han fortsatt var begrenset på grunn av Saul, sønn av Kis;
og de var blant de mektige mennene som hjalp ham i kamp. - B1930
- Dette er de som kom til David i Siklag mens han ennu måtte holde sig der av frykt for Saul, Kis' sønn. De hørte til de helter som hjalp ham i krigen;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 27:2–6
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Read in context1 Chronicles 9:39
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
Read in context2 Samuel 1:1
After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:24–25
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
Read in context2 Samuel 4:10
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:19
saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
Read in context1 Chronicles 8:33
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:10
Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
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