The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 12:22 Explained

1 Chronicles 12:22

KJV: For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

YLT: for at that time, day by day, they come in unto David to help him, till it is a great camp, like a camp of God.

Darby: For day by day there came men to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.

ASV: For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For at [that] time  day  by day  there came  to David  to help  him, until [it was] a great  host,  like the host  of God. 

What does 1 Chronicles 12:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 12

1  The companies that came to David at Ziklag
23  The armies that came to him at Hebron

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 12:22 mean?

And they helped - David against the bands [of raiders] for mighty men of valor they [were] all and they were captains in the army
וְהֵ֗מָּה עָזְר֤וּ עִם־ דָּוִיד֙ עַֽל־ הַגְּד֔וּד כִּֽי־ גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל כֻּלָּ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ שָׂרִ֖ים בַּצָּבָֽא

וְהֵ֗מָּה  And  they 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: אֲבִיאֵל  
Sense: Saul’s grandfather.
עָזְר֤וּ  helped 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
עִם־  - 
Parse: Preposition
דָּוִיד֙  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
עַֽל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַגְּד֔וּד  the  bands  [of  raiders] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדוּד  
Sense: a band, troop, marauding band.
גִבּ֥וֹרֵי  mighty  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
חַ֖יִל  of  valor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
כֻּלָּ֑ם  they  [were]  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וַיִּהְי֥וּ  and  they  were 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שָׂרִ֖ים  captains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
בַּצָּבָֽא  in  the  army 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.

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