1 Chronicles 12:19

1 Chronicles 12:19 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, "At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.")
• New King James Version (NKJV)And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:19

17David went out to meet them. He said to them, ‘I hope that you have come here as my friends. If you have come to help me, I will make an agreement with you. But I hope that you have not come here to help my enemies and to tell them where I am hiding. I have not done anything wrong. So I pray that the God of our ancestors will see what you do. He will punish you as you deserve!’ 18Then God's Spirit came to Amasai with power. He was the leader of the 30 great soldiers. He said, ‘We will serve you, David, Jesse's son. We have come to help you! May God bless you! May God bless those who help you! Yes, your God will help you.’ So David accepted them as his friends. He made them officers in his army. Some men from Manasseh's tribe also joined David's army. That was at the time when David joined with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But David and his men were not able to help the Philistines like that. That was because the leaders of the Philistines decided to send David and his men away. They said, ‘David may turn against us and go to help his master Saul, instead. If he does that, we will all be dead!’ 20So David returned to Ziklag. These men from Manasseh's tribe joined David's army at that time: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai. Each of them had been the leader of 1,000 soldiers in Saul's army. 21All those men were brave soldiers and they became officers in David's army. They helped David to fight against the enemy's soldiers when they attacked.

1 Chronicles 12:19 word by word

וּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֞ה נָפְל֣וּ עַל־דָּוִ֗יד בְּבֹא֨וֹ עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים עַל־שָׁא֛וּל לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א עֲזָרֻ֑ם כִּ֣י בְעֵצָ֗ה שִׁלְּחֻ֜הוּ סַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּרָאשֵׁ֕ינוּ יִפּ֖וֹל אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֥יו שָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• when he cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• against Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• but they helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• them not: for the lordsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
• upon advisementעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• him away, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• our headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:19

• 1 Samuel 29:2The Philistine rulers marched out with their groups of soldiers. They were in groups of 100 soldiers and 1,000 soldiers. David and his men were marching with King Achish at the back of the army.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:19

• 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. 19-2219-22. there fell some of Manasseh--The period of their accession is fixed as the time when David came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. but they helped them not--(See on 1Sa 29:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 12:19

• David
• Manasseh

In the dictionaries

• David
• Manasseh
• Philistines
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Lords of the Philistines
• Chronicles, Books of
• Close
• Advice; Advise; Advisement
• Chronicles, Books of

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