1 Chronicles 12:30

1 Chronicles 12:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house;

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:30

28Jehoiada the leader of the Aaronides and with him 3,700; 29Zadok, a young mighty man of valor, with 22 commanders from his clan; from the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000 for up to that time the majority of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house; 31from the sons of Ephraim 20,800 valliant warriors, famous men in their clan; 32from the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king;

1 Chronicles 12:30 word by word

וּמִן־בְּנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה מֵא֑וֹת גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי חַ֔יִל אַנְשֵׁ֥י שֵׁמ֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• famousשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• throughout the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:30

• Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, whenever the sons of God came to the daughters of men, and gave birth to them. Those were the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-40Verses 23-40 When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are directed by the wisdom that God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-40The succession of a king was often a contentious issue, especially when the new king came from a different family. The gathering of all twelve tribes at Hebron, including some of Saul’s relatives (1 Chronicles 12:29), to confirm David’s rule showed that the tribes had resolved their conflicts after Saul’s death (12:23–37). The Chronicler emphasizes the unity among the tribes by stating that they all had the single purpose of making David the king over all…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 12:30

• David
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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