Passage Research
1 Chronicles 12 — Sermon Preparation
Warriors from various tribes who joined David at Ziklag and Hebron are listed, forming the forces that secured his kingship over all Israel. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 41
- verses
- 495 / 234
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 12 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶלֶף | ʼeleph | H505 | 15 | thousand |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 14 | David |
| מִלְחָמָה | milchâmâh | H4421 | 9 | battle, engagement |
| עָזַר | ʻâzar | H5826 | 7 | surround, protect |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 9 | mass, army |
| מֵאָה | mêʼâh | H3967 | 9 | hundred |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 9 | head |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 be throughly; on his side we must be forward to appear and act. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Chronicles 12:1–22 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ziklag— 1 Chr 12:1
- Jordan— 1 Chr 12:15
- Hebron— 1 Chr 12:23
- Anathoth— 1 Chr 12:3
- Gibeah 1— 1 Chr 12:3
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