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1 Chronicles 12:8–16

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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
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From verse 8

  1. 2 Samuel 2:18Rank 1 from verse 8
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    18¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

  2. 2 Samuel 17:10Rank 2 from verse 8
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    10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

  3. 2 Samuel 23:20Rank 3 from verse 8
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    20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:16Rank 4 from verse 8
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    16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.

  5. 1 Chronicles 11:22Rank 5 from verse 8
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    22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

  6. 1 Chronicles 12:16Rank 6 from verse 8
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    16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  7. 1 Samuel 23:14Rank 7 from verse 8
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    14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

  8. 1 Samuel 23:29Rank 8 from verse 8
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    29¶ And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

  9. 1 Samuel 24:22Rank 9 from verse 8
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    22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

  10. 2 Chronicles 25:5Rank 10 from verse 8
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    5¶ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

  11. 2 Samuel 1:23Rank 11 from verse 8
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    23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

  12. Jeremiah 46:9Rank 12 from verse 8
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    9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

  13. Proverbs 28:1Rank 13 from verse 8
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    1THE wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

  14. Proverbs 6:5Rank 14 from verse 8
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    5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

  15. Song of Solomon 8:14Rank 15 from verse 8
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    14¶ Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

From verse 14

  1. Deuteronomy 32:30Rank 1 from verse 14
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    30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

  2. Leviticus 26:8Rank 2 from verse 14
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    8And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

From verse 15

  1. Joshua 3:15Rank 1 from verse 15
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    15And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

  2. Joshua 4:18Rank 2 from verse 15
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    18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

  3. Jeremiah 12:5Rank 3 from verse 15
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    5¶ If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

  4. Jeremiah 49:19Rank 4 from verse 15
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    19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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1 Chronicles 12:8

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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fit

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Sense 1: Suitable, proper, or prepared for a purpose. Sense 2: As a verb, to suit or be suitable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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battle

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1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.

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handle

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Sense 1: To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Sense 2: To treat or deal with.

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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lions

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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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1 Chronicles 12:9

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1 Chronicles 12:14

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Gad

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Sense 1: The name of Jacob's son by Zilpah, and by extension the tribe descended from him, its people, and its allotted territory. Sense 2: The name of David's prophet and seer. Sense 3: An element in the place names Dibon-gad, Baal-gad, and Migdal-gad.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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1 Chronicles 12:15

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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banks

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Plural of bank: edges or raised ground beside rivers or other waters.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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flight

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The act of fleeing or escaping; in the phrase put or turn to flight, causing others to flee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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valleys

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Plural form of valley (low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream).

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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east

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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

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west

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The direction of sunset; the western region; or toward or from that direction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1 Chronicles 12:16

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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12:1NOW these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

12:2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

12:3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

12:4And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

12:5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

12:6Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,

12:7And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

12:8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

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12:9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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12:10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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12:11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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12:12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

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12:13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

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12:14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

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12:15These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

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12:16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

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12:17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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