1 Chronicles 12:23–37

Other Fighting Men Join David at Hebron

²³Large numbers of men came to David at Hebron. They were prepared for battle. They came to hand Saul’s kingdom over to him, just as the Lord had said. Here are the numbers of the men who came.

²⁴The men from Judah carried shields and spears. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 6,800.

²⁵The fighting men from Simeon were ready for battle. The total number of them was 7,100.

²⁶The total number of men from Levi was 4,600. ²⁷They included Jehoiada. He was the leader of the family of Aaron. He came with 3,700 men. ²⁸They also included Zadok. He was a brave young fighter. He came with 22 officers from his family.

²⁹The men from Benjamin were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had remained faithful to Saul’s family until that time. The total number of them was 3,000.

³⁰The men from Ephraim were brave fighting men. They were famous in their own family groups. The total number of them was 20,800.

³¹The men from half of the tribe of Manasseh had been chosen by name to come and make David king. The total number of them was 18,000.

³²The men from Issachar understood what was going on at that time. They knew what Israel should do. The total number of their chiefs was 200. They came with all of their relatives who were under their command.

³³The men from Zebulun knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. They had every kind of weapon. They came to help David with their whole heart. The total number of them was 50,000.

³⁴The total number of officers from Naphtali was 1,000. They came with 37,000 men who carried shields and spears.

³⁵The men from Dan were ready for battle. The total number of them was 28,600.

³⁶The men from Asher knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 40,000.

³⁷The men from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh were armed with every kind of weapon. The men came from the east side of the Jordan River. The total number of them was 120,000.