1 Chronicles 12:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֗לֶּה הַבָּאִ֤ים אֶל־דָּוִיד֙ לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔ג ע֣וֹד עָצ֔וּר מִפְּנֵ֖י שָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־קִ֑ישׁ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים עֹזְרֵ֖י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And ʾēlleh the bāʾîm to Dāwîd to Ṣîqlag, while yet ʿāṣûr from pənê Šāʾûl ben-Qîš; and hēmmâ among the gibbôrîm, ʿōzərê the milḥāmâ.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
*ha-bāʾîm*: definite article + participle, masculine plural, Qal - the ones coming
*ʾel-*: preposition - to/toward
*Dāwîd*: proper noun - David
*lə-*: preposition - to
*Ṣîqlag*: proper noun - Ziklag
*ʿôd*: adverb - yet/still
*ʿāṣûr*: passive participle, masculine singular - being restrained/shut out
*mi-pənê*: preposition + construct plural noun - from before/because of
*Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
*ben*: construct noun - son of
*Qîš*: proper noun - Kish
*hēmmâ*: independent pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they
*ba-gibbôrîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - among the mighty men
*ʿōzərê*: construct participle, masculine plural, Qal - helpers of
*ha-milḥāmâ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the battle/war

Word Meanings

*bāʾîm*: ones coming/arriving
*ʿāṣûr*: restrained/confined/shut out
*pənê*: face of/presence of/because of
*gibbôrîm*: mighty men/warriors/heroes
*ʿōzərê*: helpers/supporters/allies
*milḥāmâ*: battle/war/warfare

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 27:2-6 : 2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. 5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
2 Sam 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
2 Sam 4:10 : 10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
1 Chr 8:33 : 33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chr 9:39 : 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chr 11:10 : 10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
1 Chr 11:19 : 19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
1 Chr 11:24-25 : 24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

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