1 Chronicles 12:23–37

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.