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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Chronicles 12:8 - 12:8
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of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David - that is, from the service of Saul and from the rest of the Gadites who remained steadfast adherents of his cause.
into the hold - or fortress, that is, of Ziklag, which was in the wilderness of Judah.
whose faces were like the faces of lions, etc. - A fierce, lion-like countenance (2Sa 1:23), and great agility in pursuit (2Sa 2:18), were qualities of the highest estimation in ancient warfare.