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Every day more men joined David, and his army became large, like the army of God.
23
These are the numbers of the soldiers ready for battle who joined David at Hebron. They came to help turn the kingdom of Saul over to David, just as the Lord had said.
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There were sixty-eight hundred men with their weapons from Judah. They carried shields and spears.
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There were seventy-one hundred men from Simeon. They were warriors ready for war.