1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles 12:23-38

23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yhwh.1 24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.2 25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains. 29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.34 30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.5 31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 33Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.678 34And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 36And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.9 37And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 12:23 bands: or, captains, or, men: Heb. heads. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 12:24 armed: or, prepared. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 12:29 kindred: Heb. brethren. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 12:29 the greatest…: Heb. a multitude of them. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 12:30 famous: Heb. men of names. ↩
  6. 6. 1 Chronicles 12:33 expert…: or, rangers of battle, or, ranged in battle. ↩
  7. 7. 1 Chronicles 12:33 keep…: or, set the battle in array. ↩
  8. 8. 1 Chronicles 12:33 not…: Heb. without a heart and a heart. ↩
  9. 9. 1 Chronicles 12:36 expert: or, keeping their rank. ↩

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