1 Chronicles 12:7

And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joelah	וְיוֹעֵאלָ֧ה ve.yo.'e.Lah	H3132	Joelah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Zebadiah	וּזְבַדְיָ֛ה u.ze.vad.Yah	H2069	Zebadjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
sons	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jeroham	יְרֹחָ֖ם ye.ro.Cham	H3395	Jerocham · proper noun, a man's name
Gedor	הַגְּדֽוֹר ha.ge.Dor	H1446	Gedor · definite article + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 15:58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
1 Chronicles 4:18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the…
1 Chronicles 4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22

We have here an account of those that appeared and acted as David's friends, upon the death of Saul, to bring about the revolution. All the forces he had, while he was persecuted, was but 600 men, who served for his guards; but, when the time had come that he must begin to act offensively, Providence brought in more to his assistance. Even while he kept himself close, because of Saul (Ch1 12:1), while he did not appear, to invite or encourage his friends and well-wishers to come in to him (not foreseeing that the death of Saul was so near), God was inclining and preparing them to come over to him with seasonable succours. Those that trust God to do his work for them in his own way and time s…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 12:4

Ismaiah the Gibeonite--It appears that not only the Canaanites who were admitted into the congregation (Jos. 9:1-27), but people of the tribe of Benjamin, were among the inhabitants of Gibeon. The mention of "the Gederathite," probably from Gederah (Jos 15:36), in the lowlands of Judah; of the Korhites (Ch1 12:6), from Korah (Ch1 2:43), and of Gedor (Ch1 12:7), a town in Judah, to the southwest of Beth-lehem (compare Ch1 4:4), shows that this first list contains men of Judah as well as Benjamin [BERTHEAU].

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 12:1

Came to David to Ziklag - Achish, king of Gath, had given Ziklag to David, as a safe retreat from the wrath of Saul.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 12:7

And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. A city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:58 and might now belong to Benjamin; or this was another city of the same name in that tribe.

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 12:7

Ezer the first,.... This, and those that follow, are the names of the Gadites given, according to their age, or merit, or order in coming to David: Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, Machbanai; in all eleven. Ezer the first,.... This, and those that follow, are the names of the Gadites given, according to their age, or merit, or order in coming to David: Obadiah, Eliab, Mishmannah, Jeremiah, Attai, Eliel, Johanan, Elzabad, Jeremiah, Machbanai; in all eleven. 1 Chronicles 12:14 ch1 12:14 ch1 12:14 ch1 12:14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host,.... Of the militia in their own country, and of the men they brought with them; or they…

Dictionary and topics

Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
Gedor — A wall. (1.) A city in the mountains or hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:58), identified with Jedar, between Jerusalem and Hebron. (2.) 1 Chr. 4:39, the Gederah of Josh. 15:36, or the well-known…
Jeroham — Cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1). (2.) The father of Azareel, the “captain” of the tribe of Dan (1 Chr. 27:22). (3.) 1 Chr. 12:7;…
Joelah — A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:7).
Zebadiah — Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr. 27:7). (2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8).…
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Some of, assisted David — Some of, assisted David
Gedor · 2. The town of — 2. The town of
Jeroham · 5. Father of two Israelites who joined David at Ziklag — 5. Father of two Israelites who joined David at Ziklag
Joelah · General references — General references
Zebadiah · 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag — 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 12:7

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Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 12:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 12:1

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 12:7

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 12:7

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1 Chronicles 12:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 12:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 12:1

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 12:7

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 12:7

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 12:1-22

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 12:4