1 Chronicles 12:1 meaning and explanation

Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

1 Chronicles 12:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The Chronicler opens this list by placing the scene at Ziklag, the Philistine town where David lived as a fugitive while Saul still held the throne. The Hebrew verb garash, rendered "banished," means driven out or expelled, and it captures David's years of wandering before he became king.

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