1 Chronicles 12:8

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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.

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  • 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there– Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.(Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)
  • 2 Sam 17:10 : 10 If that happens even the bravest soldier– one who is lion-hearted– will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.
  • 2 Sam 23:20 : 20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.
  • 1 Chr 11:16 : 16 David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
  • 1 Chr 11:22 : 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.
  • 1 Chr 12:16 : 16 Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.
  • 2 Chr 25:5 : 5 Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields.
  • Prov 6:5 : 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.
  • Song 8:14 : 14 The Beloved to Her Lover: Make haste, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
  • Jer 46:9 : 9 Go ahead and charge into battle, you horsemen! Drive furiously, you charioteers! Let the soldiers march out into battle, those from Ethiopia and Libya who carry shields, and those from Lydia who are armed with the bow.
  • 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.
  • 1 Sam 23:29 : 29 (24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
  • 1 Sam 24:22 : 22 David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
  • 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

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  • 1 Chr 12:1-4
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    1Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish.(They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

    2They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were:

    3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah,Jehu the Anathothite,

    4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, one of the thirty warriors and their leader,(12:5) Jeremiah,Jahaziel,Johanan,Jozabad the Gederathite,

  • Deut 33:20
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    20Blessing on Gad Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm– indeed, a scalp.

  • 1 Chr 12:9
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    9Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

  • 1 Chr 12:20-21
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    20When David went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of Manasseh.

    21They helped David fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army.

  • 1 Chr 12:7
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    7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

  • Num 1:24-25
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    24From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    25Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

  • 1 Chr 12:14-17
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    14These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand.

    15They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west.

    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

    17David went out to meet them and said,“If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!”

  • 1 Chr 12:23-24
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    23Support for David in Hebron The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the LORD’s decree:

    24From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.

  • 2 Sam 17:10
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    10If that happens even the bravest soldier– one who is lion-hearted– will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.

  • 1 Chr 26:32
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    32Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
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    18The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

  • 1 Sam 22:5
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    5Then Gad the prophet said to David,“Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

  • 1 Chr 12:37-38
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    37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.

    38All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

  • 2 Chr 14:8
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    8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

  • 1 Chr 5:11
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    11Gad’s Descendants The descendants of Gad lived near them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

  • 1 Chr 12:30
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    30From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
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    11All these were the sons of Jediael. There were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

  • 1 Chr 11:10
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    10David’s Warriors These were the leaders of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, stood courageously with him in his kingdom by installing him as king, in keeping with the LORD’s message concerning Israel.

  • Num 2:14
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    14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

  • 1 Chr 5:24
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    24These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
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    8These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

  • 2 Chr 17:17-18
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    17From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

    18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.

  • 1 Chr 12:35
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    35From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
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    23As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

  • 2 Sam 23:9
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    9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated,

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

  • Num 26:18
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    18These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

  • 1 Sam 24:2
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    2So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
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    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

  • Gen 46:16
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    16The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
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    34David replied to Saul,“Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,

  • Num 26:15
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    15Gad The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

  • 2 Sam 10:8
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    8The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

  • Judg 8:21
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    21Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon,“Come on, you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” So Gideon killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

  • 1 Chr 12:28
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    28along with Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two leaders from his family.