1 Chronicles 12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 12:39-40

(39-40) The coronation feast. Comp. 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Kings 1:19; 1 Kings 1:25; the usurpation of Adonijah.Their brethren.—Fellow tribesmen of Judah; especially those living at and around Hebron.Had prepared victuals.—2 Chronicles 35:14. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 12:40

(40) They that were nigh them.—The tribes bordering on Judah (LXX. οἱ ὁμοροῦντες), and even the northern tribes, contributed provisions.Brought, were bringing.Asses . . . camels . . . mules . . . oxen, but not horses, were the usual beasts of burden in rocky Canaan.Meat, meal.—Rather, food of flour.Bunches.—Rather, cakes of raisins; masses of dried figs and raisins were, and are, a staple article of’ food iıı the East (comp. 1 Samuel 25:18; Amos 8:11). The simple diction of the narrative,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:1-40

DAVID1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTYKING and kingdom were so bound up in ancient life that an ideal for the one implied an ideal for the other: all distinction and glory possessed by either was shared by both. The tribe and kingdom of Judah were exalted by the fame of David and Solomon: but, on the other hand, a specially exalted position is accorded to David in the Old Testament because he is the representative of the people of Jehovah. David himself had been anointed by Divine command to be king of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:1-40

2. David’s Warriors and Friends CHAPTER 12 1. The Benjamite warriors with David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:1-7 ) 2. The other warriors (1 Chronicles 12:8-22 ) 3. Those who came to make him king (1 Chronicles 12:23-40 ) And now those are given by name who stood by David, when he was an outcast, rejected and persecuted by Saul. They were mighty men, his helpers in war. The leading company were of Benjamin, the tribe to which Saul belonged. These joined him when he was at Ziklag. In the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:1

12:1 Now these [are] they that came to David to {a} 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.(a) To take his part against Saul: who persecuted him. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 [They 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 {b} brethren of Benjamin.(b) That is, of the tribe of Benjamin, of which Saul was, and in which were excellent throwers with slings, Jud 20:16. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:8

12:8 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 {c} lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;(c) Meaning, fierce and terrible. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 These [are] they that went over Jordan in the {d} 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.(d) Which the Hebrews called Nisan, or Abib, containing half March and half April, when Jordan was wont to overflow its banks, read Joshua 3:15. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:18

12:18 Then the {e} 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.(e) The spirit of boldness and courage moved him to speak thus. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:19

12:19 And there fell [some] of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they {f} helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to [the jeopardy of] our heads.(f) They came only to help David, and not to help the Philistines, who were enemies of their country. read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 12:39-40

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 12:40

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:1-40

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:1-40

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:1

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:2

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:8

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:15

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:18

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:19

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