Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 12:23-37
23The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, according to the Lord’s word, were as follows:
24From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
25From the Simeonites: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for war.
26From the Levites: 4,600
27in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men;
28and Zadok, a young valiant warrior, with 22 commanders from his ancestral family.
29From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul: 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul).
30From the Ephraimites: 20,800 valiant warriors who were famous men in their ancestral families.
31From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
32From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command.
33From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.
34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
35From the Danites: 28,600 trained for battle.
36From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle.
37From across the Jordan — from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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