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Morris - the numbers. The numbers of warriors coming to David add up to 340,822. They included men from the tribes of Benjamin, Gad, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Ephraim, Issachar, Zebulun, Naphtali, Dan, Asher and Reuben, as well as his own tribe of Judah. Thus, all the tribes of Israel were represented. (BORROW - The Defender's Study Bible) Utley on equipped for war - This VERB ( Qal PASSIVE PARTICIPLE) has two connotations. (1) the removal (i.e., "stripping") of unnecessary clothing to put on battle armament, cf. Nu 32:21,27,29,30,32; Deut. 3:18) and (2) fully equipped for battle, (cf. Jos. 6:13; 2 Chr. 28:14) There are several Hebrew VERBS used to describe men armed for battle. This shows how common warfare was in the Ancient near east. Believer's Study Bible - The total number of soldiers who appeared before David at Hebron to deliver the kingdom of Saul to him is 340,822 (vv. 24-37; cf. 2 Sam. 5:1-3, in which no indication of the number is given). This large number of soldiers from all the tribes indicates an overwhelming endorsement of David as the new king of Israel. It has been suggested, however, that these numbers may also be understood as referring to military leaders (cf. 1 Chr. 13:1). Thus, v. 24, for example, could read "six [commanders of] thousands, eight [commanders of] hundreds." This suggestion may conform better with vv. 28, 32. The total number assembling to make David king, therefore, would be 398 officers (cf. 7:2-5). Ryrie - The total number of warriors was about 350,000 (the number that came from Issachar is not specified, v. 32), from all the tribes of Israel, showing broad-based support for David (Borrow Ryrie Study Bible) KJV Bible Commentary - vv23–38. This account, which is peculiar to Chronicles, is an enlargement of the event described in 2 Samuel 5:1–3 (cf. 1 Chr 11:1–3). Here those tribes that came to Hebron to make David king over a once-again united monarchy are enumerated. Every tribe was represented, including the Levites and both halves (east and west of Jordan) of Manasseh. The special mention of Zadok (vs. 28) may refer to the Levite who was one of David’s priests (2 Sam 20:25). The decision to make David king was one of total unity. 1 Chronicles 12:24 The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war. The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war. Soldiers who came to support David in Hebron Judah 6,800 1Ch 12:24 Simeon 7,100 1Ch 12:25 Levi 4,600 1Ch 12:26-28 Benjamin 3,000 1Ch 12:29 Ephraim 20,800 1Ch 12:30 W. Manasseh 18,000 1Ch 12:31 Issachar 200 chiefs + brethren 1Ch 12:32 Zebulun 50,000 1Ch 12:33 Naphtali 38,000 1Ch 12:34 Dan 28,600 1Ch 12:35 Asher 40,000 1Ch 12:36 Reuben, Gad & E. Manasseh 120,000 1Ch 12:37 TOTAL 336,900 plus 1 Chronicles 12:25 Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. Of the sons of Simeon, mighty (gibbor; Lxx - dunatos) men of valor (chayil; Lxx - ischus )(see discussion above) of valor (chayil; Lxx - ischus) for war, 7,100. Mighty (01368) gibbor cp related verb gabar = be strong, accomplish, excel, prevail) is from a root which is commonly associated with warfare and has to do with the strength and vitality of the successful warrior. And thus this adjective means powerful, strong, brave, mighty. Warrior. Hero. Mighty man (cp "mighty [gibbor] men of David" - 2Sa 23:8). See discussion of this word group from TWOT - Gibbor Word GroupJehovah is "the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty and the awesome God" (Dt 10:17), the "King of glory, Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle" (Ps 24:8), "a victorious warrior (gibbor)" (Zeph 3:17), the "Mighty One (gibbor - in context a prophecy of the Messiah)" (Ps 45:3) Valor (strength, riches, army) (02428) chayil strength, wealth, army. This word has the basic idea of strength and influence. C P Weber - In the sense of "strength," "power," or "might" in general, ḥayil is used about twenty times: of God (Psalm 59:11), from God (Ps 18:32), physical strength of a man (Eccles. 10:10), or even of plant life (Joel 2:22). As wealth is often related to power, ḥayil is thus used to mean "wealth" about thirty times being translated "wealth," "riches," "substance," or "goods." It may be the wealth of a nation (Tyre, Ezekiel 28:4-5) an individual (e.g. Job 31:25), the wicked (Job 15:29), or from God (Dt. 8:18, etc.). Approximately eighty-five times ḥayil is used as an attribute of people. It follows ʾîsh "man" ("valiant man," 1 Kings 1:42), sometimes bēn, son" ("valiant man," 2 Sa 17:10), and most often follows gibbôr "mighty (man)" ("mighty man of valor"). The individual designated seems to be the elite warrior similar to the hero of the Homeric epic, and it may be that the gibbôr hayil was a member of a social class. Although in most contexts his military prowess was involved, he was wealthy enough to bear special taxes (2 Kings 15:20, translated because of context, "mighty men of wealth"). The use in 1 Kings 1:52 indicates that the ben ḥayil (translated "worthy man") was also to be honorable or reputable. Adonijah's life was in danger because of his treachery, not because of lack of strength or wealth. ḥayil also designates men of ability to care for Joseph's sheep (Genesis 47:6, translated "men of activity"), or to judge the people (Exodus 18:21, 25, translated able men"). When the term is used of a woman (Ruth 3:11; Proverbs 12:4; and Proverbs 31:10) it is translated virtuous" (ASV, RSV "worthy" or "good"), but it may well be that a woman of this caliber had all the attributes of her male counterpart. The use of ḥayil to designate a class of people is seldom found outside the historical books from Joshua to 2 Chronicles. Moreover the translation sometimes obscures its occurrence, such as: "men of activity," "able men," "worthy man," "men of wealth," "man of power" (1 Samuel 9:1), "man of might" (2 Kings 24:16), "strong men" (1 Chr 26:7, 9), and even "meet for the war" (KJV, Deut. 3:18). ḥayil follows ʿāśâ "do" or "make" in an idiom translated "do worthily" (Ruth 4:11), "virtuously" (Proverbs 31:29) for women, and "do valiantly" (Psalm 60:12 [H 14], et al.) for men. Resulting from the meaning "strength," ḥayil is used over one hundred times (about half of which are in Jeremiah and Ezekiel) in the sense of "army," host," or "forces." In this connection it is also translated "band of men" (1 Samuel 10:26), "band of soldiers" (Ezra 8:22), and for some reason war" meaning "army" in the phrase "captains of war" (KJV, 2 Chr 33:14). In a related sense ḥayil is used for the entourage which accompanied the queen of Sheba when she visited Solomon (1 Kings 10:2; 2 Chron. 9:1; variously translated "company," "train," "retinue"). (See online TWOT) 1 Chronicles 12:26 Of the sons of Levi 4,600. Of the sons of Levi 4,600.