1 Chronicles 12:20

King James Version:

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As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of Manasseh.

Complete Jewish Bible:

As he was on his way to Ziklag, those who defected to him from M'nasheh included 'Adnach, Yozavad, Y'dia'el, Mikha'el, Yozavad, Elihu and Tziltai, commanders of thousands from M'nasheh.

Berean Standard Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

As he went{H3212} to Ziklag{H6860}, there fell{H5307} to him of Manasseh{H4519}, Adnah{H5734}, and Jozabad{H3107}, and Jediael{H3043}, and Michael{H4317}, and Jozabad{H3107}, and Elihu{H453}, and Zilthai{H6769}, captains{H7218} of the thousands{H505} that were of Manasseh{H4519}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Deuteronomy 33:17

  • His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and his horns [are like] the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they [are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.

Exodus 18:21

  • Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

1 Samuel 29:11

  • So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Deuteronomy 1:15

  • So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

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Commentary for 1 Chronicles 12:20

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3212
    There are 938 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָלַךְ
    Transliteration: yâlak
    Pronunciation: yaw-lak'
    Description: a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
  2. Strong's Number: H6860
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צִקְלַג
    Transliteration: Tsiqlag
    Pronunciation: tsik-lag'
    Description: or צִיקלַג; (1 Chronicles 12:1,20), of uncertain derivation; Tsiklag or Tsikelag, a place in Palestine; Ziklag.
  3. Strong's Number: H5307
    There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָפַל
    Transliteration: nâphal
    Pronunciation: naw-fal'
    Description: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
  4. Strong's Number: H4519
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה
    Transliteration: Mᵉnashsheh
    Pronunciation: men-ash-sheh'
    Description: from נָשָׁה; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Manasseh.
  5. Strong's Number: H5734
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַדְנָה
    Transliteration: ʻAdnâh
    Pronunciation: ad-naw'
    Description: from עָדַן; pleasure; Adnah, the name of two Israelites; Adnah.
  6. Strong's Number: H3107
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹזָבָד
    Transliteration: Yôwzâbâd
    Pronunciation: yo-zaw-bawd'
    Description: a form of יְהוֹזָבָד; Jozabad, the name of ten Israelites; Josabad, Jozabad.
  7. Strong's Number: H3043
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְדִיעֲאֵל
    Transliteration: Yᵉdîyʻăʼêl
    Pronunciation: yed-ee-ah-ale'
    Description: from יָדַע and אֵל; knowing God; Jediael, the name of three Israelites; Jediael.
  8. Strong's Number: H4317
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִיכָאֵל
    Transliteration: Mîykâʼêl
    Pronunciation: me-kaw-ale'
    Description: from מִי and (the prefix derivative from) כִּי and אֵל; who (is) like God?; Mikael, the name of an archangel and of nine Israelites; Michael.
  9. Strong's Number: H453
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלִיהוּ
    Transliteration: ʼĔlîyhûw
    Pronunciation: el-ee-hoo'
    Description: or (fully) אֱלִיהוּא; from אֵל and הוּא; God of him; Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites; Elihu.
  10. Strong's Number: H6769
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צִלְּתַי
    Transliteration: Tsillᵉthay
    Pronunciation: tsil-leth-ah'-ee
    Description: from the feminine of צֵל; shady; Tsillethai, the name of two Israelites; Zilthai.
  11. Strong's Number: H7218
    There are 548 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹאשׁ
    Transliteration: rôʼsh
    Pronunciation: roshe
    Description: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
  12. Strong's Number: H505
    There are 496 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶלֶף
    Transliteration: ʼeleph
    Pronunciation: eh'-lef
    Description: prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.