1 Chronicles 12:1

David's First Supporters

1 The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish.^[a] They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.

1 Chronicles 12:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 12:1

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag
Given him by Achish to live in, when he fled from Saul, ( 1 Samuel 27:6 ) while he yet kept himself close, because of Saul the son of Kish;
when he was an exile from his own country, and obliged to live retired in a foreign one, because of Saul's persecution of him, and seeking to take away his life: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war;
not against Saul, with whom David had none, but with the Amalekites, and others, ( 1 Samuel 27:8 ) ( 1 Samuel 30:16 1 Samuel 30:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 12:1 In-Context

1 The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.

2 They were archers who, using either their right or left hand, could [throw] stones [with a sling] or [shoot] arrows with a bow. They were Saul's relatives from Benjamin:

3 Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and [a leader] over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite;

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;

Footnotes

• [a]. 1 Sm 27:1-7