1 Chronicles 12:11

1 Chronicles 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Attai was sixth. Eliel was seventh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:11

9Ezer was the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third, 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.

1 Chronicles 12:11 word by word

עַתַּי֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י אֱלִיאֵ֖ל הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Attaiעַתַּי‛attay · AttaiH6262
• the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
• Elielאֱלִיאֵל'ĕlîy'êl · ElielH447
• the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:11

• 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 12:11

• Attai
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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