Skip to content

1 Chronicles

Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron

12
Chapter 12
23 for at the time of day day they come upon David to help him until to a camp great like the camp of God. 24 These are the numbers of the heads of the army who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD. 25 Men of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred, pioneers of the army. 26 From the sons of Simeon, mighty men of the army, seven thousand seven hundred. 27 From the sons of Levi: four thousand six hundred. 28 And Jehoiada the leader of Aaron and with him three thousands and seven hundreds. 29 and Zadok, a youth, a mighty man of valor, and leaders of his father's house, twenty-two 30 And from the sons of Benjamin, brothers of Saul, three thousand, and until now from their abundance guards of the charge of the house of Saul. 31 From the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand eight hundred mighty ones of power, men of names in the house of their fathers. 32 And from half the tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand who were designated by name to come and make David king. 33 And from the sons of Issachar, knowing understanding for times, to know what Israel will do, their heads two hundred, and all their brothers at their mouths. 34 From Zebulun, those going out of the cosmic host/army, those arrayed for cultic warfare, with every cultic warfare weapon, fifty thousand, and to the relational Eder without heart heart. 35 And Manasseh captains a thousand, and with them shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 36 And from the Danites, equipped for battle, twenty-eight thousand six hundred. 37 From Asher, those going out of the army for the array of warfare, forty thousand. 38 And from beyond the Jordan, from the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh, with all the weapons of war, one hundred and twenty thousand. 39 All these men of warfare, flocks of arrangement with a whole heart, came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel, and also all the chiefs of Israel with one heart to make David king. 40 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had prepared for them.