The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 12:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 12:1

KJV: 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.

YLT: And these are those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they are among the mighty ones, helping the battle,

Darby: Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;

ASV: 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, his helpers in war.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Chronicles 12:1 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 12:1 mean?

Now these [were] the [men] who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul son of Kish and they [were] among the mighty men helpers in the war
וְאֵ֗לֶּה הַבָּאִ֤ים אֶל־ דָּוִיד֙ לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔ג ע֣וֹד עָצ֔וּר מִפְּנֵ֖י שָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־ קִ֑ישׁ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים עֹזְרֵ֖י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה

וְאֵ֗לֶּה  Now  these  [were]  the  [men] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הַבָּאִ֤ים  who  came 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
דָּוִיד֙  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔ג  at  Ziklag 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִקְלַג  
Sense: a town in the south of Judah, later allotted to Simeon; noted for its having been the city of David given to him by king Achish of Gath and his residence when he was joined by many of his mighty warriors and when he received word of the death of Saul.
ע֣וֹד  while 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
עָצ֔וּר  he  was  still  a  fugitive 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: עָצַר  
Sense: to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain.
שָׁא֣וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קִ֑ישׁ  of  Kish 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִישׁ  
Sense: a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul.
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙  and  they  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים  among  the  mighty  men 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
עֹזְרֵ֖י  helpers  in 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
הַמִּלְחָמָֽה  the  war 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.