1 Cronache 12:1-6

1 OR questi furono quelli che vennero a Davide in Siclag, mentre era ancora rattenuto là, per tema di Saulle, figliuolo di Chis; i quali erano fra gli uomini prodi, buoni combattenti,

2 armati di archi, tiratori di pietre con la frombola, e di saette con l’arco, così della man sinistra, come della destra. De’ fratelli di Saulle, di Beniamino:

3 Ahiezer, capo, e Ioas, figliuoli di Semaa, da Ghibea; e Ieziel, e Pelet, figliuoli di Azmavet; e Beraca, e Iehu Anatotita;

4 ed Ismaia Gabaonita, il più valoroso dei trenta, sopra i quali egli avea il reggimento; e Geremia, e Iahaziel, e Iohanan, e Iozabad Ghederatita;

5 Elusai, e Ierimot, e Bealia, e Semaria, e Sefatia Harufita;

6 Elcana, ed Issia, e Azareel, ed Ioezer, e Iasobam, Coriti;

1 Cronache 12:1-6 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.