1 Chronicles 12:8
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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;Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
In other translations
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;Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
Hebrew words
וּמִן־umin-and some ofH4480הַגָּדִיhagadithe Gadite[s]H1425נִבְדְּלוּnivdeluthey separated themselvesH914אֶל־'el-toH413דָּוִידdavidDavidH1732לַמְצַדlamtzadto the fortressH4679מִדְבָּרָהmidbarah[the] wilderness towardsH4057גִּבֹּרֵיgiborei[the] mighty [men] ofH1368הַחַיִלhachayil<the> strengthH2428אַנְשֵׁי'ansheimen ofH582צָבָאtzava'warH6635לַמִּלְחָמָהlamilchamahfor <the> battleH4421עֹרְכֵי'orekheipreparing ofH6186צִנָּהtzinahshieldH6793וָרֹמַחvaromachand spearH7420וּפְנֵיufeneiand [were] faces ofH6440אַרְיֵה'aryeha lionH738פְּנֵיהֶםpeneihemfaces theirH6440וְכִצְבָאיִםvekhitzvayimand like gazellesH6643עַל־'al-onH5921הֶהָרִיםheharimthe mountainsH2022לְמַהֵר׃ סlemaherto hasteningH4116
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 2:18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
- 2 Samuel 23:20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- 2 Samuel 17:10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
- 1 Chronicles 11:22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Song of Solomon 8:14Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
- 1 Chronicles 12:16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
- 1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En–gedi.And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- 1 Samuel 24:22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
- 1 Chronicles 11:16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth–lehem.At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
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