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There were three thousand men from Benjamin, who were Saul's relatives. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul's family until then.
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There were twenty thousand eight hundred men from Ephraim. They were brave warriors and were famous men in their own family groups.
31
There were eighteen thousand men from West Manasseh. Each one was especially chosen to make David king.
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There were two hundred leaders from Issachar. They knew what Israel should do, and they knew the right time to do it. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
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There were fifty thousand men from Zebulun. They were trained soldiers and knew how to use every kind of weapon of war. They followed David completely.
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There were one thousand officers from Naphtali. They had thirty-seven thousand soldiers with them who carried shields and spears.
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There were twenty-eight thousand six hundred men from Dan, who were ready for war.
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There were forty thousand trained soldiers from Asher, who were ready for war.
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There were one hundred twenty thousand soldiers from the east side of the Jordan River from the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. They had every kind of weapon.
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All these fighting men were ready to go to war. They came to Hebron fully agreed to make David king of all Israel. All the other Israelites also agreed to make David king.
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They spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their relatives had prepared food for them.