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1 Chronicles 12:24-37

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24from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;

25from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100; 26from Levi—4,600, 27including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

28and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;

29from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;

30from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;

31from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;

32from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

33from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;

34from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;

35from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;

36from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;

37and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.