And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
1 Chronicles 12:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There came some of the men of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David. American Standard Version (1901) And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David. Common English Bible Some Benjaminites and Judahites also came to David at the fortress. Catholic Public Domain Version Then some from Benjamin and from Judah also arrived at the stronghold where David was staying. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there came also of the men of Benjamin and of Juda to the hold, in which David abode. |
And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
And 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 adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the hold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, 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;
There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
and when they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest,)
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;