1 Chronicles 12:21

And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The band of the rovers - See the marginal reference.
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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(19-22) The seven Manassite chieftains who went over to David on the eve of Saul’s last battle.
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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter entirely new matter—supplementary to Samuel—contains a list of those who joined David in time of Saul ( 1 Chronicles 12...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And they helped David against the band of the rovers, those who had plundered Ziklag during his absence, 1 Samuel 30:1 to 1 Samuel 9:10 ; for the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:10 ; 1 Chronicles 11:21 ; 1 Chronicles 11:22 ; 1 Chronicles 12:20 ; 1 Chronicles 5:24 ; 1 Samuel 30:1-17
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Against — Against the Amalekites who had taken and burnt Ziklag, whom David and his six hundred men were now pursuing.

²¹ And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 12:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 12:21