Bible Person

Eliel

Meaning: God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliel entry refers to a Gadite who joins David at the stronghold, not to the mighty men in Chronicles 11 or the administrative figures elsewhere. He belongs to the coalition gathering around David before the kingdom is fully consolidated. First appears in 1 Chr 12:11.1

AI summary: This Eliel matters because his single cross reference places him among the fierce Gadite supporters who come to David in a pivotal season. The entry contributes to the picture of frontier strength and tribal loyalty converging in David's rise. Taken together, the material presents this Eliel as a Gadite supporter in David's expanding coalition.1

Central Figure

Eliel

Meaning: God

A Gadite who joined David in the hold at Ziklag (1 Chr.