811 B
811 B
General Information:
This begins a list of the men from the tribe of Gad who joined David. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
whose faces were as fierce as the faces of lions
Here the word "faces" represents the men and the lions. Their faces express the fierceness with which they fight battles. AT: "who were as fierce in battle as lions hunting prey" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
They were as swift as gazelles on the mountains
This hyperbole compares how swiftly these men were able to run with how swiftly gazelles are able to run over rugged mountain terrain. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
gazelles
These animals are similar to deer and can run quickly over rugged mountain terrain.