1 Chronicles 12:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there 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 Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Josh 5:14 : 14 And he said, Nay; but [as] prince of the host of Jehovah 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 the wife of Nabal 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, The men of Jabesh-gilead 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: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Job 17:9 : 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
Ps 148:2 : 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host.

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1 Chr 12:16-21
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81%
16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold 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, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if [ye be come] to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy 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 Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.
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1 Chr 12:23
76%
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9And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.
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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, his helpers in war.
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1 Chr 12:38-39
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70%
38All these being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
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1 Chr 18:5-6
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5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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1 Chr 19:8
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2 Sam 10:7
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7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
1 Chr 14:16
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1 Sam 30:21
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1 Chr 12:31
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1 Sam 18:16
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1 Chr 28:1
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2 Sam 6:1
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2 Sam 10:17
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1 Chr 19:17
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1 Sam 17:23
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2 Sam 3:1
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1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
1 Chr 18:13
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1 Sam 17:20-21
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