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1 Chronicles 12:14

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Chronicles 12:14

Verse 14 of 40

Scripture focus

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.

1 Chronicles 12:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:14

Theological / Devotional

Captains of the host. That is, officers of the army.

Over an hundred. The verse may literally be translated, “One to an hundred the small one, and the large one to a thousand.” From the literal rendering some deduce the meaning that among these heroes the least was more than a match for a hundred and the greatest was equal to a thousand. However, the context seems to favor the idea that the figures simply represent the number of men placed under the respective officers.

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