1 Chronicles 12:8-18 NASB

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:18

The spirit came upon Amasai - "The spirit of fortitude clothed Amasai, the chief of the mighty men; and he answered, For thy sake, O David, are we come, that we may be with thee, thou son of Jesse. Prosperity be to thee by night and by day; and prosperity be to thy helpers; for the Word of the Lord is thy assistant." - T. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:8

As 1 Chronicles 12:1 is introduced by the description of those who came together "to David to Ziklag" at a certain time, so it seems evident that this verse introduces the mention of certain others who befriended David at another time, by coming to him into the hold to the wilderness . These others were Gadites in part, and the hold none more likely than that of Adullam ( 1 Chronicles 12:16 of last chapter), although the word here employed ( לַמְצַד ) for "hold" is a different... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:9-13

The eleven names of these verses are all known elsewhere, but none of them as designating the same persons. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:14

One of the least was over an hundred . This, evidently an incorrect translation, is easily superseded by the correct literal version, One to a hundred the little one , and the great one one to a thousand. The preposition lamed prefixed to the two numerals, "hundred" and "thousand," will signify either that the "little one was as good as a hundred, and the great one as good as a thousand;" or that the "little one was rare as one of a hundred, and the great one rare as one of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:15

In the first month . This corresponds with our end of March. The interesting incident of this verse is unrecorded in detail elsewhere ( Joshua 3:15 ; Jeremiah 12:5 ; Jeremiah 49:19 ; Jeremiah 50:44 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:16

In addition to the Gadites, some others of Benjamin and Judah join David. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:17

The solemn tone of David's language recorded here, and the beautiful pathos and religious appeal of the last two sentences of the verse, bespeak sufferings and disappointments experienced by David heretofore through deception. It is, however, noticeable that there is no direct testimony of anything of this kind, least of all of any flagrant instance of it, on the part of such detachments of friends as had come to him; and that , though they had occasionally been contributed from sources... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:17

There is very great distinction to be drawn between suspicion and suspiciousness. The latter describes the character, expresses a characteristic , and reveals a tendency or bias that can find no admirer, unless it be a man of taste the most vitiated and unlovely. The former may be easily enough the necessity of accident or circumstance, It may possibly mark out the person who on occasion manifests it as deserving and plaintively claiming sympathy and help. The fact of its being betrayed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:18

The response of the band, by the mouth of Amasai was worthy of the character of the appeal that David made, both in its heartiness and its high tone. Amasai. Possibly the same with Amasa ( 1 Chronicles 2:17 ), the son of Abigail (David's sister), wife of Jether ( 2 Samuel 17:25 ; 2 Samuel 18:6 ; 2 Samuel 19:13 ; 2 Samuel 20:10 ). Ewald discusses this point ('Genesis Int.,' 2:544). He was made captain of the host by Absalom, afterwards by David, and Joab put an end to his life. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:8

Into the hold to the wilderness - Rather, “into the hold toward the wilderness.” Some understand by this Ziklag, some En-gedi 1 Samuel 24:1-2; but it seems most probable that here and in 1 Chronicles 12:16 the stronghold of Adullam is intended 1 Chronicles 11:15-16. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:8

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