1 Chronicles 12:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 12 The companies that came to David at Ziklag, when pursued by Saul: some of Saul's own family; some of the tribe of Gad; of Benjamin; and Judah; and Manasseh, 1 Chronicles 12:1-22. The armies that came to him at Hebron; their feast, 1 Chronicles 12:23-40. While he yet kept himself close, or, was shut up, or shut out, from his own land and people; for he speaks not of that time when he was shut up and hid himself in caves in the land of Judah, but when he was at Ziklag.

1 Chronicles 12:1

1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.