1 Chronicles 12:23

David Hebron

²¹ And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

²² For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

²⁴ The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

²⁵ Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
KJV: And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
WEB: These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the LORD’s word.
ASV: And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.
DARBY: And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.
BLB: And these [were] the numbers of the heads of the armed of the host [who] came to David at Hebron to turn [over] the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of YHWH.

ÅB: Dette er tallet på de krigsvæbnede flokker som kom til David i Hebron for å føre Sauls kongedømme over til ham etter Herrens ord:
OTB: Dette er tallene på divisjonene forberedt for krig,
som kom til David i Hebron for å overføre Sauls kongedømme til ham,
som Herrens ord hadde erklært.
B1930: Dette er tallet på de krigsvæbnede flokker som kom til David i Hebron for å føre Sauls kongedømme over til ham efter Herrens ord:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 2:3–4
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
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1 Chronicles 11:10
These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
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1 Samuel 16:1
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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Psalms 89:19–20
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
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1 Samuel 16:3
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
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2 Samuel 5:1–3
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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Psalms 2:6
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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1 Samuel 16:12–13
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
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