1 Cronache 12:4-14

4 Jshmaia da Gabaon, valoroso fra i trenta e capo dei trenta; Geremia; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad da Ghedera;

5 Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealia; Scemaria; Scefatia da Haruf;

6 Elkana; Jscia; Azareel; Joezer e Jashobeam, Koraiti;

7 Joela e Zebadia, figliuoli di Jeroham, da Ghedor.

8 Fra i Gaditi degli uomini partirono per recarsi da Davide nella fortezza del deserto: erano uomini forti e valorosi, esercitati alla guerra, che sapevan maneggiare scudo e lancia: dalle facce leonine, e veloci come gazzelle sui monti.

9 Ezer era il capo; Obadia, il secondo; Eliab, il terzo;

10 Mishmanna, il quarto; Geremia, il quinto;

11 Attai il sesto; Eliel, il settimo;

12 Johanan, l’ottavo; Elzabad, il nono;

13 Geremia, il decimo; Macbannai, l’undecimo.

14 Questi erano dei figliuoli di Gad, capi dell’esercito; il minimo tenea fronte a cento; il maggiore, a mille.

1 Cronache 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.