1 Chronicles 12:9

9 Ezer was the prince (Ezer was their leader), Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1 Chronicles 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 9-13. Ezer the first
This, and those that follow, are the names of the Gadites given, according to their age, or merit, or order in coming to David: Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, Machbanai; in all eleven.

1 Chronicles 12:9 In-Context

7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8 But also (some) of (the) Gadites? strongest men, and best fighters, holding shield and spear, fled over to David, when he was hid in desert; the faces of them as the face of a lion, and they were swift as caprets in hills. (And some of the Gadites strongest men, and best fighters, holding shield and spear, fled over to David, when he was hid in the wilderness; their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the hills.)

9 Ezer was the prince (Ezer was their leader), Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremy the fifth,

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,