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1 Chronicles 12:17

David went out to meet them Instead of letting himself be surprised he took up a favourable position in advance from which he could hold parley with them. The south of Judah with its ravines and cliffs affords many such positions.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. DAVID'S WARRIORS AND FRIENDS CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The Benjamite warriors with David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:1)_ 2. The other warriors (1 Chronicles 12:8) 3. Those who came to make him king ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S SUPPORTERS. An enumeration of those who rallied round David during his outlaw life in Ziklag (_cf._ 1 Samuel 27:5 f.), and a list of those who were instrumental in setting him upon the throne....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IF YE BE COME, &C.. second band made David suspicious. KNIT UNTO. one with. WRONGS. act of violence. Hebrew. _hamas,_ not same word as 1 Chronicles 16:21....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    4. DAVID'S MEN IN SAUL'S DAY (1 Chronicles 12:1-22) TEXT 1 Chronicles 12:1. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND 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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    VARIOUS STATISTICS This 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 t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    IF YE.. COME PEACEABLY] The advances of a second body of deserters made David suspicious of treachery....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 12 The men who came to David at Ziklag –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (8-18) A. list of Gadites, and an account of a band of Judæans and Benjammites who joined David in the stronghold (1 Chronicles 11:14) towards the desert of Judah....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (16-18) Some Benjamite and Judæan accessions. The names are not given, why we cannot tell....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND DAVID WENT OUT TO MEET THEM. — From his fastness or hiding-place in the hill or wood. Literally, _before them, i.e.,_ confronted them. (Comp, same phrase, 1 Chronicles 14:8.) AND ANSWERED AND SAID...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[1 Chronicles 12:18]_ וַ יֵּצֵ֣א דָוִיד֮ לִ פְנֵיהֶם֒

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    DAVID 1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTY KING 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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here the story is continued; it thrills with the enthusiasm of the multitudes as they marched under the standard of the new king. Over the list of names flashes light from certain outstanding statemen...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hands. At that time he had done no injury to any man. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    David seemed to have good ground for his enquiry of the Benjamites, for Saul was of that tribe. But the Lord was better to him than all his fears. Is there not a sweet spiritual lesson veiled under th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10, 11, AND 12. A brief recital of the ruin of Saul's house introduces Jehovah's establishment of the house of David. All that took place before the people g...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND DAVID WENT OUT TO MEET THEM,.... Out of the hold where he was; either out of respect and deference to them, some of them being persons of eminence; or it may be out of suspicion, fearing they were...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And 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, seein...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _David went out to meet them, and answered_ That is, _spake_, for that word is often used in the Scriptures, even of him that speaks first. _My heart shall be knit unto you_ I shall ever esteem and lo...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The companies that came to Dauid at Ziklag. 23 The armies that came to him at Hebron. 1 NOW [NOTE: 1 Samuel 27:1.] these are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag [NOTE: _Hebrew:_ being yet shut vp.]...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And 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, their mutual friendship would be so firm as to make the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE COMPANIES THAT CAME TO DAVID AT ZIKLAG...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    TO MEET THEM: _ Heb._ before them BE KNIT: _ Heb._ be one WRONG: Or, violence...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-22 Here is an account of those who appeared and acted as David's friends, while he was persecuted. No difficulties or dangers should keep the sinner from coming to the Savior, nor drive the believe...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    AND ANSWERED, i. e. spake, as that word is oft used in Scripture, even of him that speaketh first. MINE HEART SHALL BE KNIT UNTO YOU; I shall ever esteem and love you, and show this by my actions to y...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 12:17 David H1732 out H3318 (H8799) meet H6440 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) com

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's army at Ziglag. The leaders who made David king. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, David, Amasai, Jehoiada. CONCLUSION: It is good to take sides with those who take sides with God and have...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 12:14. _Over a thousand._ David at Ziklag had but six hundred men; the query is, whether these had already been captains over a thousand, or whether David after his coronation promoted th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:1 Before his reign in Hebron, David took refuge from Saul in various strongholds in the Judean desert. He also stayed in Ziklag for 16 months under the protection...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:16 When David’s life is threatened by Saul, AMASAI encourages loyalty to David, declaring that he has God’s support. THE SPIRIT CLOTHED is the Chronicler’s charact...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter entirely new matter—supplementary to Samuel—contains a list of those who joined David in time of Saul (1 Chronicles 12:1), and of those who came to make him king over Isr...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is retrospective, and the contents of it are not found elsewhere. It is occupied, first (1 Chronicles 12:1), with the names and some accounts of those who had come to the help...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter twelve. These are they which came to David to Ziklag, because he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, the helpers of the war. They...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Kings 2:13; 1 Peter 2:23; 1 Samuel 16:4;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The God of our fathers — He calls God, the God of our fathers, both his fathers and theirs; thus he minds them, not to deal ill with him; for they were both descendents from the same patriarchs, and s...

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