These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.
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These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.
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These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
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(12-15) These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host; he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 12:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 26:8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
- Deuteronomy 32:30 How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 12:14 These [were] of the sons of Gad,…
1Ch 12:14 These [were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least [was] over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
Ver. 14. One of the least was over a hundred.] Or, One that was least could resist a hundred, and the greatest a thousand. Such a one was
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“παντων ανταξιος αλλων.”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not that they brought now so many men with…
Not that they brought now so many men with them; but either,
1. They had hitherto been captains or colonels under Saul, or in the established militia or bands of their tribe. Or,
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2. They were so afterwards under David, who for their valour and fidelity thus advanced them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David went out to meet them,.... Out of…
And David went out to meet them,.... Out of the hold where he was; either out of respect and deference to them, some of them being persons of eminence; or it may be out of suspicion, fearing they were not his friends, being, it may be, chiefly of the tribe of Benjamin, and therefore was desirous of sounding them before he admitted them:
and said unto them, if ye be come peaceably unto me to help me; if they were come with a good will to him, and intention to help him against his enemy, and protect him:
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mine heart shall be knit unto you; they should have such a share in his affections, that their hearts would be as one, as his and Jonathan's were, Sa1 18:1,
but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies; into the hands of Saul, and his courtiers, that sought his life:
seeing there is no wrong in mine hands; no injury done by him to Saul, or to them, or to any other:
the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it; he that sees all things, let him revenge it; and it is not only a wish that he would, but a prayer of faith that so it would be.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The marginal rendering is preferable. (Compare Lev 26:8).
The marginal rendering is preferable. (Compare Lev 26:8).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thousand, after David had ascended the throne. (Calmet) ---…
Thousand, after David had ascended the throne. (Calmet) --- At Siceleg he had only 600. (Menochius) --- Some suppose that each of these officers was worth 100 men, &c. (Vatable)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain one of the least was over an hundred, and…
one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand--David, while at Ziklag, had not so large an amount of forces as to give to each of these the command of so many men. Another meaning, therefore, must obviously be sought, and excluding was, which is a supplement by our translators, the import of the passage is, that one of the least could discomfit a hundred, and the greatest was worth a thousand ordinary men; a strong hyperbole to express their uncommon valor.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. One of the least was over a hundred,…
14. One of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand — Thus the Vulgate; but the marginal reading gives the sense of the Hebrew: One that was least could resist a hundred, and the greatest a thousand. The least or smallest of these heroes was able to cope with a hundred ordinary men, while the mightiest could maintain battle with a thousand. The expression is to be regarded as proverbial. Comp. Lev_26:8; Deu_32:30; Jos_23:10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. These … the host] R.V. These of the…
14. These … the host] R.V. These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host.
one of the least, etc.] R.V. he that was least was equal to an hundred, and the greatest to a thousand. Cp. Lev_26:8; Isa_30:17.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) These were.—Subscription.
(14) These were.—Subscription.
Captains of the host.—Literally, heads of the host, i.e., chief warriors.
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One of the least was over an hundred.—The margin is correct. David’s band at this time was about 600 strong. The rendering of the text is that of the Syr. and Vulg. The LXX. closely intimates the Heb. εἷς τοῖς ἑκατὸν μικρὸς κτλ. For the true meaning, comp. Deu_32:30; and Lev_26:8. The Heb. says: “One to a hundred, the little one; and the great one to a thousand.” This. too, is poetic, or, at least, rhetorical in character, and quite unlike the chronicler’s usual style.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain One of the least was over a hundred. This,…
One of the least was over a hundred. This, evidently an incorrect translation, is easily superseded by the correct literal version, One to a hundred the little one, and the great one one to a thousand. The preposition lamed prefixed to the two numerals," hundred" and" thousand," will signify either that the "little one was as good as a hundred, and the great one as good as a thousand;" or that the "little one was rare as one of a hundred, and the great one rare as one of a thousand."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The least led a hundred
The least led a hundred
This means that the smallest group of the army that a leader led was 100 men. (See: Numbers)
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the greatest led a thousand
This means that the largest group of the army that a leader led was 1,000 men. (See: Numbers)
first month
This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of March and the first part of April on Western calendars. It is at the beginning of the spring season when the late rains come. (See: Hebrew Months and Ordinal Numbers)
when it overflowed its banks
"when the Jordan overflowed its banks"
chased away all those living in the valleys
"they chased away all those living in the valleys"
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son
Gad
Jordan River
life
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