1 Chronicles 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

1 Chronicles 12:16 in Context — 1 Chronicles 12

¹⁴ These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

¹⁵ These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁶ And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

¹⁷ And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

¹⁸ Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 12:16 Mean?

1 Chronicles 12:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.