1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles 12:23-38

23And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, which cameH935 to DavidH1732 to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, accordingH5921 to the word of the LORD.

24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armedH2502 for warH6635.

25Of the childrenH1121 of Simeon, mighty menH1121 of valour for the warH6635, seven thousandH505 and one hundredH3967.

26Of the childrenH1121 of Levi four thousandH505 and six hundredH3967.

27And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were threeH702 thousandH505 and seven hundredH3967;

28and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and twoH3967 captains.

29And of the childrenH5288 of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the houseH1004 of Saul.

30And of the childrenH1121 of Ephraim twenty thousandH505 and eight hundred, mighty menH1121 of valour, famous menH1121 in their fathers’ housesH1004.

31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousandH505, whichH1004 were expressed by nameH8034, to come and makeH8034 David king.

32And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know whatH834 Israel ought to doH935; the heads of them were twoH2677 hundred; and allH505 their brethren were at their commandment.

33Of Zebulun, suchH3605 as were able to go outH3045 in the host, that couldH4100 setH6213 the battle in array, with allH3605 manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand; and that couldH4100 order the battle array, and were notH3045 of double heart.

34And of Naphtali a thousandH505 captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousandH505.

35And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousandH505 and six hundred.

36And of Asher, such as were able to go outH4480 in the host, that could set the battleH4421 in arrayH4421, forty thousandH505.

37And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with allH505 manner of instruments of warH4421 for the battleH4421, an hundred and twenty thousandH505.

38AllH3605 theseH3605, being menH3605 of warH4421, that could order the battleH4421 arrayH6635, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over allH3605 IsraelH4421: and allH3605 the rest also of IsraelH4421 were of one heart to make David king.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain