1 Chronicles 12:8

New International Version

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan— in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 17:10

Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.

2 Samuel 23:20

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles 11:16

At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 11:22

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles 12:16

Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

1 Chronicles 12:7

and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer was the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

2 Chronicles 25:5

Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Proverbs 6:5

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains.

Jeremiah 46:9

Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow.

1 Samuel 23:14

David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

1 Samuel 24:22

So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.