1 Chronicles 12:8
“And of the Gadites there separated themselues vnto Dauid, into the hold to the wildernesse, men of might, and men of warre, fit for the battel, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of Lyons, and were as swift as the Roes vpon the mountaines:”
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1 Chronicles 12:8 Context
6Elkanah, and Iesiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, and Iashobeam, the Korhites, 7And Ioelah, and Zebadiah the sonnes of Ieroam of Gedor. 8And of the Gadites there separated themselues vnto Dauid, into the hold to the wildernesse, men of might, and men of warre, fit for the battel, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of Lyons, and were as swift as the Roes vpon the mountaines: 9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10Mashmannah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift,
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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;
- King James Version
From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and {they were} as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.
- New American Standard Version (1995)