1 Chronicles 12:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And of the Gadites there came to David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men of war ready for battle, who could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the gazelles upon the mountains;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיוֹעֵאלָ֧ה וּזְבַדְיָ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְרֹחָ֖ם מִן־הַגְּדֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

And Yôʿēʾlâ and Zəḇadyâ bənê Yərōḥām from ha-Gədôr.

Grammar Details

• *wə-Yôʿēʾlâ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Joelah
• *u-Zəḇadyâ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Zebadiah
• *bənê*: construct noun, masculine plural - sons of
• *Yərōḥām*: proper noun - Jeroham
• *min-ha-Gədôr*: preposition + definite article + proper noun - from the Gedor

Word Meanings

• *bənê*: sons/descendants

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And of the Gadites{H1425} there separated{H914} themselves unto David{H1732} to the stronghold{H4679} in the wilderness,{H4057} mighty{H2428} men{H1368} of valor,{H6635} men{H582} trained for war,{H4421} that could handle{H6186} shield{H6793} and spear;{H7420} whose faces{H6440} were like the faces{H6440} of lions,{H738} and they were as swift{H4116} as the roes{H6643} upon the mountains;{H2022}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And of the Gadites{H1425} there separated{H914}{(H8738)} themselves unto David{H1732} into the hold{H4679} to the wilderness{H4057} men{H1368} of might{H2428}, and men{H582} of war{H6635} fit for the battle{H4421}, that could handle{H6186}{(H8802)} shield{H6793} and buckler{H7420}, whose faces{H6440} were like the faces{H6440} of lions{H738}, and were as swift{H4116}{(H8763)} as the roes{H6643} upon the mountains{H2022};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Of the Gaddites resorted there vnto Dauid to the castell in the wyldernesse, mightie Worthies and men of armes, which hadled speares and swerdes, and had faces like lios, & were as swifte as the Roes vpon ye mountaynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And of the Gadites there separated them selues some vnto Dauid into the holde of the wildernesse, valiant men of warre, and men of armes, and apt for battel, which coulde handle speare and shielde, and their faces were like the faces of lyons, and were like the roes in the mountaines in swiftnesse,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And of the Gadites there seperated themselues some vnto Dauid into the houlde of the wildernesse, men of might and men apt for the warre, & that coulde handle shielde and speare, whose faces were lyke the faces of lions, and they were as swyft as the Roes in the mountaynes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, 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 on the mountains;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, 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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, 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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, 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 on the mountains;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. 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.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.
• 2 Sam 17:10 : 10 And he also who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt: for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
• 2 Sam 23:20 : 20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he killed two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit during the time of snow:
• 1 Chr 11:16 : 16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
• 1 Chr 11:22 : 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many deeds; he killed two lion-like men of Moab. Also, he went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
• 1 Chr 12:16 : 16 Then some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
• 2 Chr 25:5 : 5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.
• Prov 6:5 : 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
• Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
• Song 8:14 : 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young deer on the mountains of spices.
• Jer 46:9 : 9 Come up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: the Ethiopians and the Libyans, who handle the shield; and the Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.
• 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
• 1 Sam 23:29 : 29 And David went up from there, and lived in strongholds at Engedi.
• 1 Sam 24:22 : 22 And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
• 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.