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- 1Ch 12:1-22 -- Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag
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Shemaah
[ebd] rumour, a Benjamite whose sons "came to David to Ziklag" (1 Chr. 12:3).
[isbe] SHEMAAH - she-ma'-a, shem'-a-a (ha-shema`-ah; Codex Vaticanus Ama, Codex Alexandrinus Samaa, Lucian, Asma): A Benjamite, who was the father, according to the Massoretic Text, of Ahiezer and Joash; but according to the Septua...
[smith] (the rumor), a Benjamite of Gibeah, and father of Ahiezer and Joash. (1Â Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. before 1054.)
[nave] SHEMAAH, father of two of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 12:3.
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Pelet
[ebd] deliverance. (1.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:47). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
[isbe] PELET - pe'-let (peleT, "deliverance"): (1) Son of Iahdai (1 Ch 2:47). (2) Son of Azmaveth, one of those who resorted to David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul (1 Ch 12:3).
[smith] (liberation), A son of Jahdai in an obscure genealogy. (1Â Chronicles 2:47) The son of Azmaveth, that is, either a native of the place of that name or the son of one of David?s heroes. (1Â Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. about 10...
[nave] PELET 1. Son of Jahdai, 1 Chr. 2:47. 2. Son of Azmaveth, 1 Chr. 12:3.
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Jeziel
[ebd] assembled by God, a son of Azmaveth. He was one of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
[isbe] JEZIEL - je'-zi-el, je-zi'-el (Kethibh is yezu'el, or yezo'el; Qere yezi'el = "God gathers," perhaps): One of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag (1 Ch 12:3).
[smith] (the assembly of God), a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag. (1Â Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1055.)
[nave] JEZIEL, a defecting Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:3.
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Benjamin
[ebd] son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him ...
[isbe] BENJAMIN - ben'-ja-min (binyamin, or binyamin; Beniaein, Beniamin): 1. The Patriarch: The youngest of Jacob's sons. His mother Rachel died in giving him birth. As she felt death approaching she called him Benoni, "son of my ...
[nave] BENJAMIN 1. Son of Jacob by Rachel, Gen. 35:18, 24; 46:19. Taken into Egypt, Gen. 42-45. Prophecy concerning, Gen. 49:27. Descendants of, Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38-41. Tribe of Census of, at Sinai, Num. 1:37; in the plain ...
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Ahiezer
[ebd] brother of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12; 2:25; 10:25). (2.) The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
[isbe] AHIEZER - a-hi-e'-zer ('achi`ezer, "brother is help"): (1) A son of Ammishaddai, a Danite prince, who acted as representative of his tribe on several occasions. (See Nu 1:12; 2:25; 7:66,71; 10:25.) (2) One of the mighty men ...
[smith] (brother of help). Son of Ammishaddai, hereditary chieftain of the tribe of Dan. (Numbers 1:12; 2:25; 7:66) (B.C. 1490). The Benjamite chief of a body of archers in the time of David. (1Â Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1050.)
[nave] AHIEZER 1. Captain of the tribe of Dan, Num. 1:12; 2:25, 26. Contributes to the tabernacle, Num. 7:66-71. 2. One of David's valiant men, 1 Chr. 12:3.
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David
[isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
[nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
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Ziklag
[isbe] ZIKLAG - zik'-lag (tsiqelagh, tsiqelagh (2 Sam 1:1), tsiqelagh (1 Ch 12:1,20); usually in the Septuagint Sekelak, or Sikelag): A town assigned (Josh 19:5; 1 Ch 4:30) to Simeon, but in Josh 15:31 named, between Hornah and Mad...
[smith] (winding), a place which possesses a special interest from its having been the residence and the private property of David. It is first mentioned in the catalogue of the towns of Judah in (Joshua 15:31) and occurs, in the sam...
[nave] ZIKLAG A city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah, Josh. 15:31. Reallotted to the tribe of Simeon, Josh. 19:5. David dwells at, 1 Sam. 27:5, 6; 2 Sam. 1:1; 1 Chr. 12:1. Amalekites destroy, 1 Sam. 30. Inha...
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Jehu
[ebd] Jehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr. 2:38). (2.) One of the Benjamite slingers that joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) The son of Hanani, a prophet of Judah (1 Kings 16:1, 7; 2 Chr. 19:2...
[smith] (the living). The founder of the fifth dynasty of the kingdom of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat. (2Â Kings 9:2) He reigned over Israel 28 years, B.C. 884-856. His first appearance in history is when he heard the warning of Eli...
[nave] JEHU 1. The prophet who aounced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel, 1 Kin. 16:1, 7, 12; 2 Chr. 19:2; 20:34. 2. Son of Nimshi, king of Israel, 1 Kin. 19:16; 2 Kin. 9:1-14. Religious zeal of, in slaying idol...
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Joash
[ebd] whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) One of King Ahab's sons (1 Kings...
[smith] (to whom Jehovah hastens, i.e. to help), contracted from JEHOASH. Son of Ahaziah king of Judah (B.C. 884), and the only one of his children who escaped the murderous hand of Athaliah. After his father?s sister Jehoshabeath, ...
[nave] JOASH 1. Son of Becher, 1 Chr. 7:8. 2. Keeper of the stores of oil, 1 Chr. 27:28. 3. Father of Gideon, Judg. 6:11, 29, 31; 7:14; 8:13, 29-32. 4. Son of Ahab, king of Israel, 1 Kin. 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25. 5. Called also Jeh...
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Berachah
[ebd] blessing. (1.) A valley not far from Engedi, where Jehoshaphat overthrew the Moabites and Ammonites (2 Chr. 20:26). It has been identified with the valley of Bereikut. (R.V., "Beracah.") (2.) One of the Benjamite warriors, S...
[smith] (blessing), a Benjamite who attached himself to David at Ziklag. (1Â Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1054.)
[nave] BERACHAH 1. An Israelite, who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:3. 2. A valley in the S. of Judah, where the Israelites blessed the Lord for a victory, 2 Chr. 20:26.
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Anathoth
[ebd] the name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the towns they found in Palestine; hence this town may be regarded as deriving its name from t...
[isbe] ANATHOTH - an'-a-thoth (`anathoth; Anathoth): A town which lay between Michmash and Jerusalem (Isa 10:30), in the territory of Benjamin, assigned to the Levites (Josh 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1 Ki 2:26), ...
[nave] ANATHOTH 1. A Levitical city in Benjamin, Josh. 21:18; 1 Chr. 6:60. Abiathar confined in, 1 Kin. 2:26. Birthplace of Jeremiah, Jer. 1:1; 32:7-12; of Abiezer, 2 Sam. 23:27; of Jehu, 1 Chr. 12:3. Prophecies against, Jer. 11...
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ANTOTHITE
[ebd] an inhabitant of Anathoth, found only in 1 Chr. 11:28; 12:3. In 2 Sam. 23:27 it is Anethothite; in 1 Chr. 27:12, Anetothite. (R.V., "Anathothite.")
[isbe] ANTOTHITE - an'-toth-it: the King James Version form of ANATHOTHITE (which see) (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (1 Ch 11:28; 12:3).
[smith] a dweller at Anathoth. (1Â Chronicles 11:28; 12:3) [ANATHOTH]
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Chronicles, Books of
[ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
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Captain
[nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...
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JONATHAN
[ebd] whom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture. The chief of these are, (1.) A Levite descended from Gershom (Judg. 18:30). His history is recorded in 17:7-13 and 18:30. The Rabbins ch...
[smith] that is, "the gift of Jehovah, " the eldest son of King Saul. (B.C. about 1095-1056.) He was a man of great strength and activity. (2Â Samuel 1:23) He was also famous as a warrior, (1Â Chronicles 12:2) as is shown by the ...
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LEFTHANDED
[isbe] LEFTHANDED - left'-hand-ed ('iTTer yadh-yamin; Septuagint amphoterodexios, i.e. "ambidextrous"): The Hebrew presents a combination of words signifying literally, a man whose right hand is impeded or lame, who therefore uses ...
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KISH
[isbe] KISH - kish (qish; Kis, Keis, "bow," "power"): The name of five persons mentioned in the Bible: (1) The son of Abiel and the father of Saul, the first king of Israel. He was of the tribe of Benjamin, of the family of the Mat...
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ANETHOTHITE
[smith] (2Â Samuel 23:27) Anet?othite , (1Â Chronicles 27:12) and An?tothite, (1Â Chronicles 11:28; 12:3) an inhabitant of Anathoth, of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Archery
[nave] ARCHERY Practiced by Ishmael, Gen. 21:20; Esau, Gen. 27:3; Jonathan, 1 Sam. 20:20, 36, 37; sons of Ulam, 1 Chr. 8:40; Philistines, 1 Sam. 31:1-3; 1 Chr. 10:3; Persians, Isa. 13:17, 18; people of Kedar, Isa. 21:17; Syrians, 1...
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JOASH (1)
[isbe] JOASH (1) - jo'-ash (yo'ash, "Yahweh is strong" or "Yahweh has bestowed"; Ioas): (1) Father of Gideon, of the clan of Abiezer and the tribe Manasseh (Jdg 6:11,29,30,31; 7:14; 8:13,19,32). Gideon declares (Jdg 6:15) that the ...
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