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1 Chronicles 12:31 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 12 · verse 31
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.1 Chronicles 12:31 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 12:31 in context
29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
33Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- expressednâqabto puncture, literally or figurativelyH5344 →
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- eighteenshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eightH8083 →
- eighteenʻâsârtenH6240 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
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We have here an account of those who were active in perfecting the settlement of David upon the throne, after the death of Ishbosheth. We read (Ch1 11:1, and before Sa2 5:1) that all the tribes of Israel came, either themselves or by their representatives, to Hebron, to make David king;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-40