1 Chronicles 12:2

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They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones with their right or left hand; they were from Saul’s tribe, the Benjaminites.

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  • Judg 3:15 : 15 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and He raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to deliver their tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.
  • Judg 20:16 : 16 Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
  • 1 Sam 17:49 : 49 David reached into his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground.
  • 1 Chr 12:29 : 29 From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.

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  • 1 Chr 12:1
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    1These are the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished because of Saul, son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped in battle.

  • Judg 20:14-17
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    14Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.

    15On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.

    16Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

    17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
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    3The leaders were Ahiezer and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite.

  • 2 Sam 2:15-16
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    15So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

    16Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they fell together. So the place was called the Field of Flints, which is in Gibeon.

  • 2 Chr 17:17
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    17From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields.

  • 2 Sam 16:6
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    6He threw stones at David and all the servants of King David, even though all the people and the mighty warriors surrounded him on his right and left.

  • 1 Chr 12:29
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    29From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.

  • 1 Chr 12:15-16
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    15These Gadites were the leaders of the army; the least of them was a match for a hundred men, and the greatest for a thousand.

    16These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing its banks. They drove out all the people living in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

  • 1 Chr 20:7-8
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    7This man taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.

    8These were descendants of the giants in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

  • 2 Chr 14:8
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    8Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

  • 1 Chr 12:21
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    21They helped David against raiding bands, for they were all valiant warriors and became leaders in the army.

  • 2 Sam 4:2
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    2Now Saul's son had two leaders of his raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin, for Beeroth was also considered part of Benjamin.

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    16Saul's lookouts at Gibeah of Benjamin saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.

  • 1 Sam 9:1
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    1There was a man from the tribe of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, from the tribe of Benjamin, a man of great standing.

  • 1 Chr 12:23-24
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    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

    24From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.

  • 1 Chr 12:8
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    8Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

  • Judg 20:39
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  • 1 Chr 8:40
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  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    17Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

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    12Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
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    22So on the day of the battle, no sword or spear was found in the hands of the entire army with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan themselves.

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    25The men of Benjamin rallied to Abner, formed a single group, and took their stand on the top of a hill.

  • 1 Sam 14:21
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    21The Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp changed sides and joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

  • 2 Sam 21:22
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    22These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.

  • 1 Chr 26:32
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  • 1 Chr 10:3
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    3The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him and wounded him badly.

  • Judg 20:25
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    25On the second day, the Benjaminites came out from Gibeah to meet the Israelites and struck down another eighteen thousand Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Sam 22:7
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    7Saul said to his servants who stood around him, 'Listen now, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?'

  • 1 Sam 13:16
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    16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

  • 2 Chr 11:12
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    12In every city, he placed shields and spears and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

  • Num 1:36
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  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.

  • Judg 20:32
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  • 2 Sam 1:22
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