1 Chronicles 12:13

1 Chronicles 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
• New International Version (NIV)Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:13

11Attai (6), Eliel (7), 12Johanan (8), Elzabad (9), Jeremiah (10), and Makbannai (11). 14These descendants of Gad were leaders in the army. The least important officer among them led 100 soldiers. The greatest officer led 1,000 soldiers. 15Those men went across to the west side of the Jordan River during the first month of the year. At that time the water in the river was very deep and wide. They chased away the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.

1 Chronicles 12:13 word by word

יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י ס מַכְבַּנַּ֖י עַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the tenthעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּיmakbannay · MachbannaiH4344
• the eleventhעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּי‛ashtêy · elevenH6249

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Support for making David king started before Saul's death. When Saul was king and David was on the run, warriors joined David, forming a large group from various tribes across Israel. Even Saul's relatives left him to support David as king (1 Chronicles 12:2). David wisely assessed these deserters (1 Chronicles 12:17) to ensure they were not spies for Saul. Before David was officially anointed at Hebron, the people's wishes aligned with God's will for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-138-13. of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David--that is, from the service of Saul and from the rest of the Gadites who remained steadfast adherents of his cause. into the hold--or fortress, that is, of Ziklag, which was in the wilderness of Judah. whose faces were like the faces of lions, &c.--A fierce, lion-like countenance (2Sa 1:23), and great agility in pursuit (2Sa 2:18), were qualities of the highest estimation in ancient warfare.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 12:13

• David
• Gad
• Jeremiah
• Machbanai

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary