1 Chronicles 12:23-40 — Legacy Standard Bible

David’s Military Companies in Hebron

²³Now these are the numbers of the ¹companies equipped for military duty, ^awho came to David at Hebron, ^bto turn the kingdom of Saul to him, ^caccording to the ²command of Yahweh.

²⁴The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for military duty. ²⁵Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for military duty, 7,100. ²⁶Of the sons of Levi 4,600. ²⁷Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700, ²⁸also ^aZadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house 22 commanders. ²⁹Of the sons of Benjamin, ^aSaul’s relatives, 3,000; for until now ^bthe greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. ³⁰Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, men ¹who had a name in their fathers’ households. ³¹Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king. ³²Of the sons of Issachar, ^amen who knew how to discern the times, to know what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their relatives were at their command. ³³Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could arrange themselves for battle with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David ¹with ^aan undivided heart. ³⁴Of Naphtali there were 1,000 commanders, and with them 37,000 with large shield and spear. ³⁵Of the Danites who could arrange themselves for battle, there were 28,600. ³⁶Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to arrange themselves for battle. ³⁷From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons for the army for battle.

³⁸All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle ¹lines, came to Hebron with ^atheir whole heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. ³⁹They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had prepared for them. ⁴⁰Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, ^abrought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and on oxen, great provisions of flour, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep. There was gladness indeed in Israel.