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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Eliab;   Ezer;   Gad;   Obadiah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gad, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Obadiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   David;   Eliab;   Obadiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliab;   Obadiah;   Ziklag;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eliab;   Ezer;   Head;   Obadiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Eliab;   Ezer;   Obadiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eliab ;   Ezer ;   Gad;   Obadiah ;   Ziklag ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Obadiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Ziklag;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'ab;   E'zer;   Obadi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Ezer;   Obadiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Ezer;   Lion;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
Hebrew Names Version
Etzer the chief, `Ovadyah the second, Eli'av the third,
King James Version
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
English Standard Version
Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
New Century Version
Ezer was the leader of Gad's army, and Obadiah was second in command. Eliab was third,
New English Translation
Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
Amplified Bible
Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
New American Standard Bible
Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
World English Bible
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Legacy Standard Bible
Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Berean Standard Bible
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
Contemporary English Version
There were eleven of them, ranked in the following order: Ezer the leader, then Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, and Machbannai.
Complete Jewish Bible
From the Gadi a number of strong, brave, trained fighting men defected to David at the fortress in the desert. They could handle shield and spear, they were as fierce as lions, and they were as fast as deer on the hills:
Darby Translation
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Easy-to-Read Version
Ezer was the leader of the army from the tribe of Gad. Obadiah was the second in command. Eliab was the third in command.
George Lamsa Translation
Ezra the chief of the mighty men, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Good News Translation
They were ranked in the following order: Ezer, Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, and Machbannai.
Lexham English Bible
Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
Literal Translation
Ezer the chief, Obadiah, the second; Eliab, the third;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The fyrst Eser, the seconde Obadia, the thyrde Eliab,
American Standard Version
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Bible in Basic English
Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ezer the first, Obdia the seconde, and Eliab the third,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Aza the chief, Abdia the second, Eliab the third,
English Revised Version
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ozer was the prince, Obdias the secounde, Eliab the thridde,
Update Bible Version
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Webster's Bible Translation
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
New King James Version
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
New Living Translation
Ezer was their leader. Obadiah was second. Eliab was third.
New Life Bible
Ezer was the first. Obadiah was the second. Eliab was the third.
New Revised Standard
Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, - Eliab, the third;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Ezer the chief, Obdias the second, Eliab the third,
Revised Standard Version
Ezer the chief, Obadi'ah second, Eli'ab third,
Young's Literal Translation
Ezer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Contextual Overview

1 Now these are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag while hee yet kept himselfe close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the warre. 2 They were armed with bowes, and could vse both the right hand and the left, in hurling stones, and shooting arrowes out of a bow, euen of Sauls brethren of Beniamin. 3 The chiefe was Ahiezer, then Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet, the sonnes of Azmaueth, and Berachah, and Iehu the Antothite, 4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mightie man among the thirtie, and ouer the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iahaziel, and Iohanan, and Iosabad the Gederathite, 5 Eleuzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiath, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Iesiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, and Iashobeam, the Korhites, 7 And Ioelah, and Zebadiah the sonnes of Ieroam of Gedor. 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselues vnto Dauid, into the hold to the wildernesse, men of might, and men of warre, fit for the battel, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of Lyons, and were as swift as the Roes vpon the mountaines: 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mashmannah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be wel with me, for thy sake; and my soule shall liue, because of thee.
Genesis 12:14
And it came to passe, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that shee was very faire.
Genesis 13:1
And Abram went vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
Genesis 13:3
And hee went on his iourneyes from the South, euen to Beth-el, vnto the place where his tent had bene at the beginning, betweene Beth-el and Hai:
Genesis 24:62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi, for he dwelt in the South countrey.
Psalms 105:13
When they went from one nation to another: from one kingdome to another people.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 9-13. Ezer the first,.... This, and those that follow, are the names of the Gadites given, according to their age, or merit, or order in coming to David: Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, Machbanai; in all eleven.


 
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