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King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:39

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Feasts;   Israel;   Zebulun;   Thompson Chain Reference - Feasts;   Social Functions;   Social Life;   Suppers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Entertainments;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
Hebrew Names Version
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.
English Standard Version
And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.
New Century Version
They spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their relatives had prepared food for them.
New English Translation
They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.
Amplified Bible
They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had prepared for them.
New American Standard Bible
They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.
World English Bible
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Legacy Standard Bible
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had prepared for them.
Berean Standard Bible
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
Contemporary English Version
The soldiers stayed in Hebron three days, eating and drinking what their relatives had prepared for them.
Complete Jewish Bible
All these soldiers who were experienced in war came to Hevron wholeheartedly to make David king over all Isra'el, and all the rest from Isra'el were single-hearted in wanting to make David king.
Darby Translation
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;
Easy-to-Read Version
The men spent three days at Hebron with David. They ate and drank, because their relatives had prepared food for them.
George Lamsa Translation
Now these were the names of the tribes who supplied them with food, who were near them:
Good News Translation
They spent three days there with David, feasting on the food and drink which their relatives had prepared for them.
Lexham English Bible
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen were prepared for them.
Literal Translation
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking. For their brothers had prepared for them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there were they with Dauid thre dayes, eatynge and drynkynge: for their brethren had prepared for them.
American Standard Version
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.
Bible in Basic English
For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there they were with Dauid three dayes eating & drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a whole heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
King James Version (1611)
And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they were there three days eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparations.
English Revised Version
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had made preparation for them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei weren ther at Dauid thre daies, and eten and drunken; for her britheren hadden maad redi to hem;
Update Bible Version
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had prepared for them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
New King James Version
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.
New Living Translation
They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.
New Life Bible
They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking. For their brothers had made food ready for them.
New Revised Standard
They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kindred had provided for them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, - for their brethren had made preparation for them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were there with David three days eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Revised Standard Version
And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparation for them.
Young's Literal Translation
and they are there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren have prepared for them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.

Contextual Overview

23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord . 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

eating and drinking: Genesis 26:30, Genesis 31:54, 2 Samuel 6:19, 2 Samuel 19:42

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:14 - renew 1 Kings 4:20 - eating

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking,.... Keeping a festival, to testify their joy on this occasion:

for their brethren had prepared for them; not the inhabitants of Hebron only, but all the country round about, brought in provisions on this joyful occasion; otherwise the men of Hebron would not have been able to have provided what was sufficient for such a vast number, as appears by what follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 12:39. They were with David three days — These were the deputies of the different people mentioned here: it is not possible that all the thousands mentioned above could have feasted with David for three days; and yet it appears there was even of these a great number, for the men of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who were nearest to this place of rendezvous, had brought all the necessaries for such a feast. From the whole it appears most evident that the great majority of the tribes of Israel wished to see the kingdom confirmed in the hands of David; nor was there ever in any country a man more worthy of the public choice. As a statesman, warrior, hero, poet, and divine, he stands unrivalled in the annals of the world: by him alone were the Israelites raised to a pitch of the highest splendour; and their name became a terror to their enemies, and a praise in the earth. But, alas, how are the mighty now fallen!


 
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