1 Chronicles 12:2 - Easy To Read Version

² These men could shoot arrows from their bows with their right or left hand. They could also throw stones from their slings {\cf2\super [128]} with their right or left hand. They were Saul’s relatives from the family group of Benjamin. Their names were:

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² They were bowmen and could use the right hand or the left to sling stones or shoot arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's kinsmen of Benjamin.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

² armed with bows, and they could use either hand to shoot arrows or sling stones. They were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin:

Catholic Public Domain Version

² bending the bow, and using either hand in casting stones with slings, and shooting arrows. From the brothers of Saul, out of Benjamin:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Bending the bow, and using either hand in hurling stones with slings, and shooting arrows: of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 12:2 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 12:29

From the family group of Benjamin there were 3,000 men. They were Saul’s relatives. Most of those men stayed faithful to Saul’s family until that time.

1 Chronicles 12:3

Ahiezer, their leader, and Joash (Ahiezer and Joash were sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite.); Jeziel and Pelet (Jeziel and Pelet were Azmaveth’s sons); Beracah and Jehu from the town of Anathoth.

1 Chronicles 8:40

Ulam’s sons were strong soldiers that were very good with bows and arrows. They had many sons and grandsons. In all, there were 150 sons and grandsons.

Psalm 78:9

The men from Ephraim had their weapons,\par but they ran away from the battle.\par

Judges 20:16

There were also 700 trained soldiers that were trained to fight with their left hand [170] . Each one of them could use a sling [171] with great skill. They all could use a sling to throw a stone at a hair and not miss!

Judges 3:15

The people cried to the Lord. The Lord sent a man to save the people of Israel. This man’s name was Ehud. Ehud was the son of a man named Gera from the family group of Benjamin. Ehud was trained to fight with his left hand. The people of Israel sent Ehud with a gift to Eglon king of Moab.

1 Samuel 17:49

David took out a stone from his bag. He put it in his sling [161] and swung the sling. The stone flew from the sling and hit Goliath right between the eyes. The stone sank deep into his head, and Goliath fell to the ground—face down.