1 Chronicles 12:31

31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: ^[a] 18,000 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 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

32 From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan