גְּדוּד

Genesis 49:19 גְּד֣וּד a marauding band

Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

1 Samuel 30:8 הַגְּדוּד־ the marauding band

and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

Here: A marauding party: a mobile band that strikes, plunders and leaves. It is not a regular army. Here it means the Amalekite raiders who burned Ziklag.

1 Samuel 30:15 הַגְּד֣וּד הַגְּד֥וּד the marauding band

“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”

1 Samuel 30:23 הַגְּד֛וּד the marauding band

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

2 Samuel 3:22 מֵֽהַגְּד֔וּד from the raid

Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.

2 Samuel 4:2 גְדוּדִ֣ים marauding bands

Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

2 Samuel 22:30 גְּד֑וּד a marauding band

For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.

1 Kings 11:24 גְּד֔וּד a marauding band

and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.

2 Kings 5:2 גְדוּדִ֔ים marauding bands

At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

2 Kings 6:23 גְּדוּדֵ֣י [the] marauding bands of

So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

2 Kings 13:20 וּגְדוּדֵ֥י and [the] marauding bands of

And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.

2 Kings 13:21 הַגְּד֔וּד <the> marauding band

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

Here: 'The' band points back to the Moabite raiders of v. 20, who came every spring. These were armed bands out to plunder, not a regular army.

2 Kings 24:2 גְּדוּדֵ֣י גְּדוּדֵ֨י גְּדוּדֵ֣י גְּדוּדֵ֣י [the] marauding bands of

And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

Here: Raiding parties: small, mobile troops that strike, plunder and leave, as opposed to a full army besieging a city. Kings uses the same word for the Aramean and Moabite raids of earlier centuries (2 Kgs 5:2; 13:20).

1 Chronicles 7:4 גְּדוּדֵי֙ troops of

In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

1 Chronicles 12:18 הַגְּדֽוּד׃ פ the marauding band

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

Here: A mobile raiding troop. The same word is used for the Amalekite raiders in 1 Sam 30:8, 15. It honestly describes David's force at this stage: a band of men living by raids, not a royal army.

1 Chronicles 12:21 הַגְּד֔וּד the marauding band[s]

They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.

2 Chronicles 22:1 הַגְּד֔וּד the marauding band

Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 25:9 לִגְד֣וּד to [the] troop[s] of

Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”

Here: A fighting band, often a raiding party, rather than a formal national army. The word suits hired fighters, and it proves apt in verse 13, when the dismissed men go raiding through Judah's towns.

2 Chronicles 25:10 לְהַגְּדוּד֙ <to> the troop[s]

So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.

2 Chronicles 25:13 הַגְּד֗וּד the troop

Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.

2 Chronicles 26:11 לִגְד֗וּד to troop[s]

Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

Job 19:12 גְדוּדָ֗יו troops his

His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

Job 25:3 לִגְדוּדָ֑יו to troops his

Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?

Here: 'To his troops': mobile bands of fighters under God's command. The next verses mention the moon and stars, so heavenly forces are in view. Job used the same word in 19:12 for God's troops attacking him.

Job 29:25 בַּגְּד֑וּד among the troop[s]

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

Psalm 18:29 גְּד֑וּד a marauding band

For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

Here: A raiding band: a mobile squad of fighters out to plunder, not a full army in battle lines. David pursued exactly such a גְּדוּד after the Amalekites sacked Ziklag (1 Sam 30:8, 15, 23).

Jeremiah 18:22 גְּד֖וּד a marauding band

Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

Here: A band of raiders or marauders: a small, fast group that strikes, plunders and leaves. It is not a formal army laying siege. Judah met exactly this kind of raid in Jeremiah's lifetime (2 Kings 24:2).

Hosea 6:9 גְּדוּדִ֗ים marauding bands

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

Hosea 7:1 גְּד֖וּד a marauding band

When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.

Here: An armed gang or marauding company, like the Amalekite raiders of 1 Samuel 30. The word means organised violence, not a lone mugger.

Micah 5:1 גְּד֔וּד troop[s]

Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Here: A raiding band or war party. Jerusalem is called 'daughter of troop(s)', which is either a bitter title for a city that is now surrounded by troops or a mocking name for a violent city (compare 3:10). The closely related noun gedûdāh means 'gash', so the phrase also echoes the mourning cuts.