And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
Of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David - i:e., from the service of Saul, and from the rest of the Gadites who remained stedfast adherents of his cause.
Into the hold, х lamªtsad (H4679), the fastness on a hill] - or fortress; i:e., of Ziklag, which was in the wilderness of Judah.
Whose faces were like the faces of lions ... A fierce lion-like countenance (2 Samuel 1:23), and great agility in pursuit [2 Samuel 2:18, tsªbaayim (H6643), gazelles-Antelope Arabica], were qualities of the highest estimation in ancient warfare.