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Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle.
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Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war.
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All these, men of war, 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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And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.
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