1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 9

1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles 12:9, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:9 in other translations

BSBEzer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
WEBEzer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
ASVEzer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
YLTEzer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
DARBYEzer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
BBEEzer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
WebsterEzer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

What does 1 Chronicles 12:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 12:8-13

8-13. of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David--that is, from the service of Saul and from the rest of the Gadites who remained steadfast adherents of his cause. into the hold--or fortress, that is, of Ziklag, which was in the wilderness of Judah. whose faces were like the faces of lions, &c.--A fierce, lion-like countenance (2Sa 1:23), and great agility in pursuit (2Sa 2:18), were qualities of the…

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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 12:9 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.

עֵ֖זֶר'E.zerEzerH5829
הָרֹ֑אשׁha.Roshthe chiefH7218
עֹבַדְיָה֙'oad.YahObadiahH5662
הַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.Nithe secondH8145
אֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvEliabH446
הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי\׃ha.she.li.Shithe thirdH7992

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

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:8

    And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

  • 1 Chronicles 12:9

    Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

  • 1 Chronicles 12:10

    Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

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1 Chronicles 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Eser el primero, Obadías el segundo, Eliab el tercero,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, des Gadites, il se détacha, pour se joindre à David dans le lieu fort au désert, des hommes forts et vaillants, hommes exercés pour la guerre, armés de boucliers et de piques; et leurs faces étaient comme des faces de lions, et ils étaient prompts comme des gazelles sur les montagnes:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Eser, das Haupt; Obadja, der zweite; Eliab, der dritte;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ezer princeps, Obdias secundus, Eliab tertius,