1 Chronicles 12:31

31 Of the half-tribe of M'nasheh, 18,000 were designated by name to come and make David king.

1 Chronicles 12:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 12:31

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 12:23).

1 Chronicles 12:31 In-Context

29 Of the descendants of Binyamin the kinsmen of Sha'ul, there were 3,000; for up until then, the majority of them had remained loyal to the house of Sha'ul.
30 Of the descendants of Efrayim, there were 20,800 strong, brave men, well known in their fathers' families.
31 Of the half-tribe of M'nasheh, 18,000 were designated by name to come and make David king.
32 Of the descendants of Yissakhar, men who understood the times and knew what Isra'el ought to do, there were 200 leaders, and all their kinsmen were under their command.
33 Of Z'vulun, 50,000 men were fit for military service, experienced in war and able to use all kinds of weapons; they were brave, and none was doubleminded.
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