God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 12:21
21They helped David fight raiding parties because they were all warriors, commanders in the army.
1 Chronicles 12:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
- New International Version (NIV)They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army.
Context of 1 Chronicles 12:21
19Some men from Manasseh had deserted ⌞Saul’s army⌟ to join David when he went with the Philistines to attack Saul. (However, David didn’t help the Philistines because their rulers sent him away after considering the matter. They said, “It will cost us our heads when he deserts and joins his master Saul.”) 20When David went to Ziklag, these men from Manasseh deserted to join him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each one was an officer over 1,000 men in Manasseh. They helped David fight raiding parties because they were all warriors, commanders in the army. 22From day to day, men came to help David until he had an army as large as God’s army. 23These are the numbers of the men equipped for war. The men joined David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingship over to David, as the Lord had said.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 121 Chronicles 12:21 word by word
וְהֵ֗מָּה עָזְר֤וּ עִם־דָּוִיד֙ עַֽל־הַגְּד֔וּד כִּֽי־גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל כֻּלָּ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ שָׂרִ֖ים בַּצָּבָֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:21
- 1 Samuel 30:1Two days later, when David and his men came to Ziklag, the Amalekites had raided the Negev, including Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it.
- 1 Chronicles 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men from Manasseh deserted to join him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each one was an officer over 1,000 men in Manasseh.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24These were the heads of Manasseh’s families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were soldiers who were famous heads of their families.
- 1 Chronicles 11:10Now, these were the commanders of David’s fighting men, who exercised power with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel they made him king according to the Lord’s word to Israel.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The band of the rovers - See the marginal reference.Read the comment
- 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
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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
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