1 Chronicles 12:36

1 Chronicles 12:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;
• New Living Translation (NLT)From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle.

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:36

34from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears; 35from Dan, ready for battle—28,600; from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000; 37and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000. 38All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king.

1 Chronicles 12:36 word by word

וּמֵאָשֵׁ֗ר יוֹצְאֵ֥י צָבָ֛א לַעֲרֹ֥ךְ מִלְחָמָ֖ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• such as went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: regularH3318
• to battleצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• expertעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• in warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:36

• 1 Chronicles 12:33from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;
• Joel 2:7They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:36

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-40Verses 23-40 When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are directed by the wisdom that God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-40The succession of a king was often a contentious issue, especially when the new king came from a different family. The gathering of all twelve tribes at Hebron, including some of Saul’s relatives (1 Chronicles 12:29), to confirm David’s rule showed that the tribes had resolved their conflicts after Saul’s death (12:23–37). The Chronicler emphasizes the unity among the tribes by stating that they all had the single purpose of making David the king over all…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 12:36

• Asher
• David
• Israel

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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