1 Chroniques 12:8

Louis Segond

Parmi les Gadites, des hommes vaillants partirent pour se rendre auprès de David dans la forteresse du désert, des soldats exercés à la guerre, armés du bouclier et de la lance, semblables à des lions, et aussi prompts que des gazelles sur les montagnes.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
D'entre les Gadites, se retir�rent vers David, dans la forteresse, au d�sert, de vaillants guerriers propres � la guerre, maniant le bouclier et la lance, semblables � des lions, et aussi prompts que des gazelles sur les montagnes:

Darby's French Translation
Et, des Gadites, il se d�tacha, pour se joindre � David dans le lieu fort au d�sert, des hommes forts et vaillants, hommes exerc�s pour la guerre, arm�s de boucliers et de piques; et leurs faces �taient comme des faces de lions, et ils �taient prompts comme des gazelles sur les montagnes:

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Quelques-uns aussi des Gadites se retir�rent vers David, dans la forteresse au d�sert, hommes forts et vaillants, experts � la guerre, [et] maniant le bouclier et la lance. Leurs visages �taient [comme] des faces de lion, et ils semblaient des daims sur les montagnes, tant ils couraient l�g�rement.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

into the hold: 1 Chronicles 12:16, 1 Chronicles 11:16, 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Samuel 24:22

of war: Heb. of the host

handle: 2 Chronicles 25:5, Jeremiah 46:9

whose faces: 1 Chronicles 11:22, 2 Samuel 1:23, 2 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, Proverbs 28:1

as swift as the roes upon the mountains: Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste, 2 Samuel 2:18, Proverbs 6:5, Song of Solomon 8:14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:20 - Blessed Ezekiel 1:10 - the face of a lion Ezekiel 38:4 - handling Revelation 9:17 - as the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David, into the hold to the wilderness,.... Men of the tribe of Gad, who lived on the other side Jordan; these separated themselves from the rest of their tribe, from their families and dwellings, and from the government of Saul, and came over to David, and joined him either when he was in some strong hold in the wilderness of Ziph, or Maon, 1 Samuel 23:14, or, as some think, when he was at Ziklag, in the hold there, said to be in the wilderness of Judah:

men of might, and men of war, fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler; warlike, valiant, and courageous men, well skilled in military discipline: whose faces were like the face of lions; bold, stern, and fierce. The philosopher observes d, that of all creatures the lion most resembles a man, having a great mouth, a square face and forehead, large eye brows, c.

and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains which are remarkable for their swiftness on the mountains, see Song of Solomon 2:17. Aelianus e speaks of one sort of them that run as swift as a tempest. These Gadites, as with their undaunted looks and courage, intimidated their enemies, and put them to flight, so they were swift to pursue them, and overtake them.

d Aristot. Physiognom. c. 5. e De Animal. l. 14. c. 14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Into the hold to the wilderness - Rather, “into the hold toward the wilderness.” Some understand by this Ziklag, some En-gedi 1 Samuel 24:1-2; but it seems most probable that here and in 1 Chronicles 12:16 the stronghold of Adullam is intended 1 Chronicles 11:15-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 12:8. And were as swift as the roes — That swiftness was considered to be a grand accomplishment in a warrior, appears from all ancient writings which treat of military affairs.