1 Chronicles 12:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֵ֗מָּה עָזְר֤וּ עִם־דָּוִיד֙ עַֽל־הַגְּד֔וּד כִּֽי־גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל כֻּלָּ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ שָׂרִ֖ים בַּצָּבָֽא׃

Transliteration

And-they ʿāzerû with-dāwid against-the-gedûd for-gibbôrê ḥayil all-of-them and-yihyû śārîm in-the-ṣāḇāʾ

Grammar Details

*ʿāzerû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they helped
*dāwid*: proper noun - David
*gedûd*: masculine noun, singular - troop/band/raiding party
*gibbôrê*: masculine noun, plural construct - mighty men of
*ḥayil*: masculine noun, singular - strength/might/valor/army
*yihyû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they became
*śārîm*: masculine noun, plural - commanders/officers/princes
*ṣāḇāʾ*: masculine noun, singular - army/host/warfare

Word Meanings

*gedûd*: troop/band/raiding party/marauding band
*gibbôrê ḥayil*: mighty men of valor/warrior heroes/valiant warriors
*śārîm*: commanders/captains/princes/officers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 32:2 : 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Josh 5:14 : 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
2 Sam 2:2-4 : 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
2 Sam 3:1 : 1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Job 17:9 : 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Ps 148:2 : 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

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1 Chr 12:16-21
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16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
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20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
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1 Chr 12:23
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23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
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1 Chr 12:1
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1Now 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.
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1 Chr 18:5-6
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1 Chr 19:8
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1 Chr 14:16
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1 Chr 28:1
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2 Sam 8:14
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2 Sam 3:1
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1 Sam 17:20-21
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