The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:14 (NIV)


These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:15 (ESV)
These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:16 (BSB)
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:17 (ESV)


David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.”

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:18 (ESV)


Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:19 (HCSB)
Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, "It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul."

 

[Dan_473]

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 Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:21 (NIV)


They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:22 (NIV)


Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:23 (ESV)
These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:24 (ESV)


The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:25 (ESV)


Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 12: 26. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:27 (ESV)



And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:28 (ESV)


And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:29 (BSB)
From the Benjamites, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:30 (NIV)


from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:31 (NIV)


from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 12:32 (BSB)
From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 12:33 (ESV)


Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.