1 Chronicles 12:14

1 Chronicles 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
• New International Version (NIV)These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand.

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:14

12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbannai the eleventh. These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand. 15They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west. 16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

1 Chronicles 12:14 word by word

אֵ֥לֶּה מִבְּנֵי־גָ֖ד רָאשֵׁ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א אֶחָ֤ד לְמֵאָה֙ הַקָּטָ֔ן וְהַגָּד֖וֹל לְאָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• captainsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the leastקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• over an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and the greatestגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• over a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:14

• Leviticus 26:8Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The marginal rendering is preferable. (Compare Leviticus 26:8).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. 1414. one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand--David, while at Ziklag, had not so large an amount of forces as to give to each of these the command of so many men. Another meaning, therefore, must obviously be sought, and excluding was, which is a supplement by our translators, the import of the passage is, that one of the least could discomfit a hundred, and the greatest was worth a thousand ordinary men; a strong hyperbole…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