1 Chronicles 12:29

29 From the men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, three thousand, and {even still} the majority of them {remained loyal} to the house of Saul.

1 Chronicles 12:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 12:29

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 12:23).

1 Chronicles 12:29 In-Context

27 Jehoiada the chief officer of [the house of] Aaron, and with him, three thousand seven hundred.

28 And Zadok, a young man, a mighty warrior of strength, and the house of his father: twenty-two commanders.

29 From the men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, three thousand, and {even still} the majority of them {remained loyal} to the house of Saul.

30 And from the men of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred mighty warriors of strength, famous men in the house of their fathers.

31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand who were designated by name to come to make David king.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "and even they"
• [b]. Literally "keeping the responsibility"