1 Chronicles 12:21 · KJV
“And they helped David against the band {of the rovers}: for they {were} all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. {against...: or, with a band}”
— 1 Chronicles 12:21
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.
For at {that} time day by day there came to David to help him, until {it was} a great host, like the host of God.
1 Chronicles 12 — Context
And there fell {some} of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to {the jeopardy of} our heads. {to the...: Heb. on our heads}
20As 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.
21And they helped David against the band {of the rovers}: for they {were} all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. {against...: or, with a band}
22For at {that} time day by day there came to David to help him, until {it was} a great host, like the host of God.
23And these {are} the numbers of the bands {that were} ready armed to the war, {and} came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. {bands: or, captains, or, men: Heb. heads}
Cross References
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. {strengthened...: or, held strongly with him}
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.
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. {famous...: Heb. men of names}
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;