Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Chronicles 12:21
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They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
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And they helped David against the band [of the rovers:] for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
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They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were captains in the army.
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And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
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1 Chronicles 12
19 Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
20 When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
23 Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
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