1 Chronicles 12:29
What does 1 Chronicles 12:29 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 12:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, <FI>are<Fi> three thousand, and hitherto their greater part are keeping the charge of the house of Saul.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto a great part of them followed the house of Saul.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
- 2 Samuel 2:8
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
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