1 Chronicles 12:12

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

Hebrew Names Version
Yochanan the eighth, Elzavad the ninth,

King James Version
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

English Standard Version
Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

New Century Version
Johanan was eighth, Elzabad was ninth,

New English Translation
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Amplified Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

New American Standard Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

World English Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth,

Legacy Standard Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Berean Standard Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Complete Jewish Bible
‘Atai sixth, Eli'el seventh,

Darby Translation
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Easy-to-Read Version
Johanan was the eighth in command. Elzabad was the ninth in command.

George Lamsa Translation
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Lexham English Bible
Jehonan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

Literal Translation
Johanan, the eighth; Elzabad, the ninth;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the eight Iohanna, the nyenth Elsabad

American Standard Version
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Bible in Basic English
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iohanan the eight, Elsabad the ninth,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh;

King James Version (1611)
Iohanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Joanan the eighth, Eleazer the ninth,

English Revised Version
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Johannan the eiythe, Helzedad the nynthe,

Update Bible Version
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Webster's Bible Translation
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

New King James Version
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

New Living Translation
Johanan was eighth. Elzabad was ninth.

New Life Bible
Johanan was the eighth. Elzabad was the ninth.

New Revised Standard
Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Johanan the eighth, Elzebad the ninth,

Revised Standard Version
Joha'nan eighth, Elza'bad ninth,

Young's Literal Translation
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Contextual Overview

¹These are the men who joined David in Ziklag; it was during the time he was banished by Saul the son of Kish; they were among the Mighty Men, good fighters. They were armed with bows and could sling stones and shoot arrows either right- or left-handed. They hailed from Saul's tribe, Benjamin. ³The first was Ahiezer; then Joash son of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite; Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a Mighty Man among the Thirty, a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite; Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Haruphite; Elkanah; Isshiah; Azarel; Joezer; Jashobeam; the Korahites; and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor. ⁸There were some Gadites there who had defected to David at his wilderness fortress; they were seasoned and eager fighters who knew how to handle shield and spear. They were wild in appearance, like lions, but as agile as gazelles racing across the hills. Ezer was the first, then Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, and Macbannai—eleven of them. These Gadites were the cream of the crop—any one of them was worth a hundred lesser men, and the best of them were worth a thousand. They were the ones who crossed the Jordan when it was at flood stage in the first month, and put everyone in the lowlands to flight, both east and west. ¹⁶There were also men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah who joined David in his wilderness fortress. When David went out to meet them, this is what he said: "If you have come in peace and to help me, you are most welcome to join this company; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies, innocent as I am, the God of our ancestors will see through you and bring judgment on you." ¹⁸ Just then Amasai chief of the Thirty, moved by God's Spirit, said, We're on your side, O David, We're committed, O son of Jesse; All is well, yes, all is well with you, And all's well with whoever helps you. Yes, for your God has helped and does help you. So David took them on and assigned them a place under the chiefs of the raiders. ¹⁹ Some from the tribe of Manasseh also defected to David when he started out with the Philistines to go to war against Saul. In the end, they didn't actually fight because the Philistine leaders, after talking it over, sent them home, saying, "We can't trust them with our lives—they'll betray us to their master Saul." ²⁰The men from Manasseh who defected to David at Ziklag were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, all leaders among the families of Manasseh. They helped David in his raids against the desert bandits; they were all stalwart fighters and good leaders among his raiders. Hardly a day went by without men showing up to help—it wasn't long before his band seemed as large as God's own army!

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
He moved on from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent between Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there and prayed to God .

Genesis 12:10
Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, "Look. We both know that you're a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they're going to say, ‘Aha! That's his wife!' and kill me. But they'll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you're my sister. Because of you, they'll welcome me and let me live."

Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'"

Genesis 26:7
The men of the place questioned him about his wife. He said, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "She's my wife." He was thinking, "These men might kill me to get Rebekah, she's so beautiful."

1 Samuel 27:1
David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good."

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that.

Matthew 10:28
"Don't be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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