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1 Chronicles 12:16 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 12 · verse 16
And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.1 Chronicles 12:16 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 12:16 in context
14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- holdmᵉtsada fastnessH4679 →
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We have here an account of those that appeared and acted as David's friends, upon the death of Saul, to bring about the revolution. All the forces he had, while he was persecuted, was but 600 men, who served for his guards;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-22