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1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, 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,
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;
King James Version (1611)
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
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 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle. 2 They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were: 3 Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, Jehu the Anathothite, 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, one of the thirty warriors and their leader, Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites, 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor. 8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. 9 Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you."
Genesis 12:14
When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up from Egypt into the Negev. He took his wife and all his possessions with him, as well as Lot.
Genesis 13:3
And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac came from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.
Psalms 105:13
they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.

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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