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Of the Ephraimites, twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty warriors, notables in their ancestral houses.
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Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were expressly named to come and make David king.
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Of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, two hundred chiefs, and all their kindred under their command.
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Of Zebulun, fifty thousand seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.
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Of Naphtali, a thousand commanders, with whom there were thirty-seven thousand armed with shield and spear.
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Of the Danites, twenty-eight thousand six hundred equipped for battle.
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Of Asher, forty thousand seasoned troops ready for battle.
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Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, one hundred twenty thousand armed with all the weapons of war.
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All these, warriors arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with full intent to make David king over all Israel; likewise all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king.
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They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kindred had provided for them.
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And also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant provisions of meal, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.