John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:1-40
Various StatisticsThis chapter is entirely supplementary to what is related in 2 S, and gives particulars respecting certain companies that joined David at various times, and the numbers that came to crown David at Hebron.2. The right hand and the left] For this faculty in connexion with Benjamin cp. Judges 3:15; Judges 20:15, Judges 20:16. Saul’s brethren] i.e. fellow-tribesmen: cp. 1 Chronicles 12:29. 4. Among the thirty] not included in the lists of 2 Samuel 23:24. 1 Chronicles 11:26., and... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 12:8
8-13. of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David—that is, from the service of Saul and from the rest of the Gadites who remained steadfast adherents of his cause. into the hold—or fortress, that is, of Ziklag, which was in the wilderness of Judah. whose faces were like the faces of lions, &c.—A fierce, lion-like countenance ( :-), and great agility in pursuit ( :-), were qualities of the highest estimation in ancient warfare. read more