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1 Chronicles 12:21

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all,—and they became captains in the host;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and they have helped with David over the troop, for mighty of valour [are] all of them, and they are captains in the host,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— These helped David against the rovers: for they were all most valiant men, and were made commanders in the army.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And they helped Dauid against the band [of the Rouers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captaines in the hoste.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And they helped David when he went against the band of raiders; for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders over all the army, and they did as they pleased through him.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And they fought on the side of David against a troop, for they [were] all men of might; and they were commanders in the army, [because] of [their] might.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And they helped Dawid against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And they x1992
(1992) Complement
הֵם
hem
{haym}
Masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic).
helped 5826
{5826} Prime
עָזַר
`azar
{aw-zar'}
A primitive root; to surround, that is, protect or aid.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
x5973
(5973) Complement
עִם
`im
{eem}
From H6004; adverb or preposition, with (that is, in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English).
Däwiđ דָּוִד 1732
{1732} Prime
דָּוִד
David
{daw-veed'}
From the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.
against x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the band 1416
{1416} Prime
גְּדוּד
g@duwd
{ghed-ood'}
From H1413; a crowd (especially of soldiers).
[of the rovers]: for x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
they [were] all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
mighty men 1368
{1368} Prime
גִּבּוֹר
gibbowr
{ghib-bore'}
Intensive from the same as H1397; powerful; by implication warrior, tyrant.
of valour, 2428
{2428} Prime
חַיִל
chayil
{khah'-yil}
From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.
and were x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
captains 8269
{8269} Prime
שַׂר
sar
{sar}
From H8323; a head person (of any rank or class).
in the host. 6635
{6635} Prime
צָבָא
tsaba'
{tsaw-baw'}
From H6633; a mass of persons (or figurative things), especially regularly organized for war (an army); by implication a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically hardship, worship).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:19-22.


1 Chronicles 12:21-22

_ _ they helped David against the band — that is, the Amalekites who had pillaged Ziklag in David’s absence. This military expedition was made by all his men (1 Samuel 30:9), who, as David’s early helpers, are specially distinguished from those who are mentioned in the latter portion of the chapter.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 12:21

Against — Against the Amalekites who had taken and burnt Ziklag, whom David and his six hundred men were now pursuing.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 Chronicles 12:21

And they helped David against the (g) band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

(g) That is, of the Amalekites who had burned the city of Ziklag, (1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:9).

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
against the band:
or, with a band,
1 Samuel 30:1-17 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; ... And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

mighty men:

1 Chronicles 12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of Manasseh.
1 Chronicles 5:24 And these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 11:10 These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:21-22 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three. ... Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
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1S 30:1. 1Ch 5:24; 11:10, 21; 12:20.

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