1 Chronicles 12:3
Strong's Lexicon
Ahiezer
אֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר (’ă·ḥî·‘e·zer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 295: Ahiezer = 'my brother is help' 1) a Danite chief who assisted Moses 2) a Danite chief, one of David's heroes

their chief,
הָרֹ֨אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

and Joash,
וְיוֹאָ֗שׁ (wə·yō·w·’āš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3101: Joash = 'given by the Lord' 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) father of Gideon 4) a son of king Ahab 5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim 6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag

sons
בְּנֵי֙ (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Shemaah
הַשְּׁמָעָ֣ה (haš·šə·mā·‘āh)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8094: Shemaah = 'the rumour' 1) a Benjamite, the Gibeathite, father of Ahiezer and Joash, both mighty warriors of David who joined him at Ziklag

the Gibeathite;
הַגִּבְעָתִ֔י (hag·giḇ·‘ā·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1395: Gibeathite = 'hilliness' 1) an inhabitant of Gibeah

Jeziel
(וִיזִיאֵ֥ל) (wî·zî·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3149: Jeziel = 'the assembly of God' 1) a Benjamite and one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag

and Pelet
וָפֶ֖לֶט (wā·p̄e·leṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6404: Pelet = 'deliverance' 1) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb 2) son of Azmaveth and one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag

the sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Azmaveth;
עַזְמָ֑וֶת (‘az·mā·weṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5820: Azmaveth = 'strong unto death' n pr m 1) one of David's mighty warriors 2) a descendant of Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and grandson of king Saul 3) a Benjamite, father of Jeziel and Pelet who were two of David's men who joined him at Ziklag 4) overseer of the royal treasures in the reign of David n pr loc 5) a place in Benjamin; also 'Beth-azmeveth'

Beracah,
וּבְרָכָ֕ה (ū·ḇə·rā·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1294: Berachah = 'blessing' n pr m 1) a Benjamite, one of David's warriors n pr loc 2) a valley in the wilderness near Tekoa where Jehoshaphat and his people assembled to bless Jehovah after the overthrow of the hosts of the Moabites

Jehu
וְיֵה֖וּא (wə·yê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3058: Jehu = 'Jehovah is He' 1) the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri 2) son of Hanani and an Israelite prophet in the time of Baasha and Jehoshaphat 3) the Antothite, a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors 4) a descendant of Judah of the house of Hezron 5) son of Josibiah and a chief of the tribe of Simeon

the Anathothite,
הָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ (hā·‘ăn·nə·ṯō·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6069: Anethothite = see Anathoth 'affliction' 1) a descendant or inhabitant of Anathoth

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

Young's Literal Translation
The head [is] Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaab the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

New American Standard Bible
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite,

King James Bible
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,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite,

New Living Translation
Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;

English Standard Version
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth,

New American Standard Bible
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite,

King James Bible
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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

International Standard Version
Their leaders were Shemaah's sons Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Azmaveth's sons Jeziel and Pelet, Beracah, Jehu from Anathoth,

NET Bible
Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, Jehu the Anathothite,

American Standard Version
The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

English Revised Version
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

Young's Literal Translation
The head is Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaab the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:2
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.

1 Chronicles 12:4
And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

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.

1 Chronicles 11:47
Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

1 Chronicles 12:5
Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

1 Chronicles 12:6
Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
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