And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear, - and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:

and David could not go before it, to seek God, - for he had been terrified, because of the sword of the messenger of Yahweh.