1 Chronicles 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 12:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin. ”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; [they were] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin: ”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They were weaponed with bowes, and could vse the right and the left hand with stones and with arrowes and with bowes, and were of Sauls brethren, euen of Beniamin.”

1 Chronicles 12:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 12:2 in Context — 1 Chronicles 12

1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

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What Does 1 Chronicles 12:2 Mean?

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