23 ΒΆ And these are the numbers of the bands, that were ready armed to the warre, and came to Dauid to Hebron, to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
24 The children of Iudah that bare shield, and speare, were sixe thousand, and eight hundred, readie armed to the warre.
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the warre, seuen thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Leui, foure thousand and sixe hundred.
27 And Iehoiada was the leader of the Aaronits, and with him were three thousand, and seuen hundred.
28 And Zadok a young man mightie of valour, and of his fathers house twentie and two captaines.
29 And of the children of Beniamin the kinred of Saul three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
30 And of the children of Ephraim, twentie thousand, and eight hundred, mightie men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31 And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, eighteene thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make Dauid king.
32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to doe: the heads of them were two hundred, and all their brethren were at their commandement.
33 Of Zebulun, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, with all instruments of warre, fifty thousand, which could keepe ranke: They were not of double heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them, with shield and speare, thirtie and seuen thousand.
35 And of the Danites, expert in war, twentie and eight thousand, and sixe hundred.
36 And of Asher, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, fourtie thousand.
37 And on the other side of Iorden, of the Reubenites, & the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, with all maner of instruments of warre for the battell, an hundred and twentie thousand.
38 All these men of warre, that could keepe ranke, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make Dauid king ouer all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel, were of one heart to make Dauid king.
39 And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
40 Moreouer, they that were nigh them, euen vnto Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meale, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oyle, and oxen, and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.
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