1 Chronicles 12:19
17 And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
20 When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
- KJV
- And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
- WEB
- Some of Manasseh also joined David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they didn’t help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”
- ASV
- Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
- DARBY
- And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.
- BLB
- And [some] from Manasseh fell to David when he was going with the Philistines against Saul to the battle. (They did not help them, for by counsel the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying, “With our heads he may fall to his master Saul.”)
- ÅB
- Av Manasse gikk noen over til David da han sammen med filistrene dro ut i strid mot Saul, uten at han dog kom til å hjelpe dem; for filistrenes høvdinger hadde holdt råd og så sendt ham bort, idet de sa: Det vil koste oss våre hoder, om han nå går over til sin herre Saul.
- OTB
- Fra Manasseh gikk noen over til David da han var i ferd med å gå til kamp med filisterne mot Saul.
Men de hjalp dem ikke,
for filisternes herrer sendte ham bort etter konsultasjon og sa,
"Han kan desertere til sin herre Saul på bekostning av våre hoder." - B1930
- Av Manasse gikk nogen over til David da han sammen med filistrene drog ut i strid mot Saul, uten at han dog kom til å hjelpe dem; for filistrenes høvdinger hadde holdt råd og så sendt ham bort, idet de sa: Det vil koste oss våre hoder, om han nu går over til sin herre Saul.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 29:2–9
As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
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