Devine Scripture

1 Chronicles 12:8

1 Chronicles chapter 12 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:

Context

v.7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

v.8This passage

v.9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 23:14

    And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

  • Proverbs 6:5

    Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

  • 2 Samuel 1:23

    Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

  • 2 Samuel 17:10

    And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:16

    And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • Song of Solomon 8:14

    Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.