1 Chronicles 12:22 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 12:22

For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

KJV

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ASV

For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

WEB

For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.

YLT

for at that time, day by day, they come in unto David to help him, till it is a great camp, like a camp of God.

DBT

For day by day there came [men] to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp ofGod.

About this book

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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9 verses on the floor

2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Job 17:9
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Genesis 32:2
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Joshua 5:14
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
2 Samuel 2:2–4
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.

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there fell some of Manasseh--The period of their accession is fixed as the time when David came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. but they helped them not--(See on 1Sa 29:4).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Auxiliary forces flocked in daily, till he had a great host. When the promise comes to the birth, leave it to God to find strength to bring forth. 23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the L ORD .

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

That time - While he was at Ziklag, and in his march to Hebron, and principally at Hebron. Like - Innumerable, like the stars or angels, both which are called God's hosts.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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