1 Chronicles 12:4-14

4 Samaias quoque Gabaonites fortissimus inter triginta et super triginta Hieremias et Iezihel et Iohanan et Iezbad Gaderothites

5 Eluzai et Ierimuth et Baalia et Samaria et Saphatia Aruphites

6 Helcana et Iesia et Azrahel et Ioezer et Iesbaam de Careim

7 Ioeela quoque et Zabadia filii Ieroam de Gedor

8 sed et de Gaddi transfugerunt ad David cum lateret in deserto viri robustissimi et pugnatores optimi tenentes clypeum et hastam facies eorum quasi facies leonis et veloces quasi capreae in montibus

9 Ezer princeps Obdias secundus Eliab tertius

10 Masmana quartus Hieremias quintus

11 Hetthi sextus Helihel septimus

12 Iohanan octavus Helzebad nonus

13 Hieremias decimus Bachannai undecimus

14 hii de filiis Gad principes exercitus novissimus centum militibus praeerat et maximus mille

1 Chronicles 12:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 12

This chapter gives an account of those that came to David at different times, and joined and assisted him both before the death of Saul, and when persecuted by him, and after he was made king of Judah in Hebron, and before he was king of all Israel, in order to it; of the Benjaminites that came to him when at Ziklag, 1Ch 12:1-7 of the Gadites that came to him when in the hold, 1Ch 12:8-15 of some of Judah and Benjamin, who came to him in the same place, 1Ch 12:16-18, and of the Manassites at the time he came with the Philistines against Saul, 1Ch 12:19-22 and the number of the several tribes are given, that came to him at Hebron to make him king over all Israel, 1Ch 12:23-40.