1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 16

1 Chronicles 12:16

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
1 Chronicles 12:16, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:16 in other translations

BSBOther Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
WEBSome of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
ASVAnd there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.
YLTAnd there come of the sons of Benjamin and Judah unto the stronghold to David,
DARBYAnd there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.
BBEAnd some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.
WebsterAnd there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold to David.

What does 1 Chronicles 12:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. the children of Benjamin and Judah--It is probable that the Benjamites invited the Judahites to accompany them, in order to prevent David being suspicious of them. Their anticipations, as the result showed, were well founded. He did suspect them, but the doubts of David as to their object in repairing to him, were promptly dispelled by Amasai or Amasa, who, by the secret impulse of the Spirit, assured him of their strong attachment and their zealous service from a unanimous conviction that his cause was owned and blessed of God (1Sa 18:12-14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22

Here is an account of those who appeared and acted as David's friends, while he was persecuted. No difficulties or dangers should keep the sinner from coming to the Savior, nor drive the believer from the path of duty. Those who break through, and overcome in these attempts, will find abundant recompence. From the words of Amasai we may learn how to testify our affection and allegiance to the Lord Jesus; his we must…

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1 Chronicles 12:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
וִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.Dahand JudahH3063
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
לַמְצָ֖דlam.Tzadto the fortressH4679
לְדָוִֽיד\׃le.da.Vidto DavidH1732

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:15

    These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:16

    And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:17

    And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

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1 Chronicles 12:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo algunos de los hijos de Benjamín y de Judá vinieron á David á la fortaleza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce sont ceux qui traversèrent le Jourdain au premier mois, quand il regorge par-dessus tous ses bords; et ils mirent en fuite ceux de toutes les vallées, vers le levant et vers le couchant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es kamen einige von den Kindern Benjamin und Juda nach der Bergfeste zu David.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Venerunt autem et de Benjamin et de Juda ad præsidium in quo morabatur David.