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which included Jehoiada leader of the family of Aaron, bringing 3,700 men
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and the young and stalwart Zadok with twenty-two leaders from his family;
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from Benjamin, Saul's family, 3,000, most of whom had stuck it out with Saul until now;
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from Ephraim, 20,800, fierce fighters and famous in their hometowns;
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