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12:23 The following <0428> is a record <04557> of the armed <02502> warriors <06635> who came <0935> with their leaders <07218> and joined David <01732> in Hebron <02275> in order to make <05437> David king <04438> in Saul’s <07586> place, in accordance with the Lord’s <03068> decree <06310>: 12:24 From Judah <03063> came 6,800 <03967> <08083> <0505> <08337> trained <02502> warriors <06635> carrying <05375> shields <06793> and spears <07420>. 12:25 From Simeon <08095> there were 7,100 <03967> <0505> <07651> warriors <06635> <02428> <01368>. 12:26 From Levi <03878> there were 4,600 <03967> <08337> <0505> <0702>. 12:27 Jehoiada <03077>, the leader <05057> of Aaron’s descendants <0175>, brought 3,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <07969> men with him, 12:28 along with Zadok <06659>, a young <05288> warrior <02428> <01368>, and twenty-two <08147> <06242> leaders <08269> from his family <01> <01004>. 12:29 From Benjamin <01144>, Saul’s <07586> tribe <0251> <01121>, there were 3,000 <0505> <07969>, most of whom <04768>, up to <02008> that time <02008>, had been loyal <04931> <08104> to Saul <07586>. 12:30 From Ephraim <0669> there were 20,800 <03967> <08083> <0505> <06242> warriors <02428> <01368>, who had brought fame <08034> to their families <01004> <01>. 12:31 From the half <02677> tribe <04294> of Manasseh <04519> there were 18,000 <0505> <06240> <08083> who had <0834> been designated <05344> by name <08034> to come <0935> and make <04427> David <01732> king <04427>. 12:32 From Issachar <03485> there were 200 <03967> leaders <07218> and all <03605> their relatives <0251> at their command <06310>– they understood <0998> the times <06256> and knew <03045> what <04100> Israel <03478> should do <06213>. 12:33 From Zebulun <02074> there were 50,000 <0505> <02572> warriors <06635> who were prepared <03318> for battle <04421>, equipped <06186> with all <03605> kinds of weapons <04421> <03627>, and ready to give <05737> their undivided <03820> <03820> <03808> loyalty. 12:34 From Naphtali <05321> there were 1,000 <0505> officers <08269>, along with 37,000 <0505> <07651> <07970> men carrying shields <06793> and spears <02595>. 12:35 From Dan <01839> there were 28,600 <03967> <08337> <0505> <08083> <06242> men prepared <06186> for battle <04421>. 12:36 From Asher <0836> there were 40,000 <0505> <0705> warriors <06635> prepared <06186> for battle <04421>. 12:37 From the other side <05676> of the Jordan <03383>, from Reuben <07206>, Gad <01425>, and the half <02677> tribe <07626> of Manasseh <04519>, there were 120,000 <0505> <06242> <03967> men <06635> armed <04421> with all kinds <03605> of weapons <03627>. 12:38 All <03605> these <0428> men <0376> were warriors <04421> who were ready to march <04634> <06186>. They came <0935> to Hebron <02275> to make <04427> David <01732> king <04427> over <05921> all <03605> Israel <03478> by acclamation <03824> <08003>; all <03605> the rest <07611> of the Israelites <03478> also <01571> were in agreement <0259> <03820> that David <01732> should become king <04427>. 12:39 They spent <01961> three <07969> days <03117> feasting <08354> <0398> there <08033> with David <01732>, for their relatives <0251> had given them provisions <03559>. 12:40 Also their neighbors <07138>, from as far <05704> away as <05704> Issachar <03485>, Zebulun <02074>, and Naphtali <05321>, were bringing <0935> food <03899> on donkeys <02543>, camels <01581>, mules <06505>, and oxen <01241>. There were large <07230> supplies <07058> of flour <07058>, fig <01690> cakes <01690>, raisins <06778>, wine <03196>, olive oil <08081>, beef <01241>, and lamb <06629>, for <03588> Israel <03478> was celebrating <08057>.

• 1Ch 12:23-40 -- Support for David in Hebron

• Zebulun, Tribe of

  [ebd] numbered at Sinai (Num. 1:31) and before entering Canaan (26:27). It was one of the tribes which did not drive out the Canaanites, but only made them tributary (Judg. 1:30). It took little interest in public affairs. It resp...
  

• Zebulun

  [isbe] ZEBULUN - zeb'-u-lun (zebhulun, also written zebuwlun and zebuluwn; the first form occurs only in Jdg 1:30; the other two are frequent, and are used interchangeably; Zaboulon): In Gen 30:20 Leah exclaims, "God hath endowed m...
  [nave] ZEBULUN 1. Son of Jacob and Leah, Gen. 30:20; 35:23; 46:14; 49:13; Ex. 1:3; 1 Chr. 2:1. Descendants of, Gen. 46:14; Num. 26:26, 27. Called also Zabulon. 2. Tribe of. Place of, in march and camp, Num. 2:3, 7; 10:14, 16. Te...
  

• Shield

  [ebd] used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chr. 12:8, 24, 34; Isa. 22:6; Ezek. 39:9; Nahum 2:3). Used figur...
  

• RAISINS

  [ebd] dried grapes; mentioned 1 Sam. 25:18; 30:12; 2 Sam. 16:1; 1 Chr. 12:40.
  [isbe] RAISINS - ra'-z'-nz: (1) cimmuqim; staphides, translated "dried grapes," Nu 6:3; mentioned in all other references as a portable food for a march or journey. Abigail supplied David with "a hundred clusters of raisins," among...
  

• MANASSEH (2)

  [isbe] MANASSEH (2) - 1. Son of Joseph: Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find that he was the eider of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On (Gen 41:51...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Governor

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27...
  

• Feasts

  [nave] FEASTS Ancient customs at: Men alone present at, Gen. 40:20; 43:32, 34; 1 Sam. 9:22; Esth. 1:8; Mark 6:21; Luke 14:24; women alone, Esth. 1:9. Men and women attend, Ex. 32:6, with vs. 2,3;Dan. 5:1-3. Riddles propounded at,...
  

• David

  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [smith] (well-beloved), the son of Jesse. His life may be divided into three portions: His youth before his introduction to the court of Saul; His relations with Saul; His reign. The early life of David contains in many important re...
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• DANITES

  [isbe] DANITES - dan'-its (ha-dani): Occurs as describing those belonging to Dan in Jdg 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Ch 12:35.
  

• DAN (1); DAN, TRIBE OF

  [isbe] DAN (1); DAN, TRIBE OF - (dan, "judge"; Dan). 1. Name: The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At his birth Rachel, whose barr...
  

• Chronicles, Books of

  [ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
  

• Cattle

  [ebd] abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deut. 8:13; 12:21; 1 Sam. 11:5; 12:3; Ps. 144:14; Jer. 3:24). They may be classified as, (1.) Neat cattle. Many hun...
  

• Captain

  [nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...
  

• BUNCH

  [isbe] BUNCH - bunsh: Is used of (1) a "bunch of hyssop" (Ex 12:22, 'aghuddah); (2) a "cluster of raisins" (2 Sam 16:1 the King James Version; 1 Ch 12:40 the King James Version tsimmuq = "something dried or shriveled"); (3) a "came...
  

• BAND

  [isbe] BAND - The English word has two generic meanings, each shading off into several specific meanings: (1) that which holds together, binds or encircles: a bond; (2) a company of men. The second sense may philologically and logi...
  

• Aaron

  [ebd] the eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before his brother Moses, and a nu...
  

• ARRAY

  [isbe] ARRAY - a-ra' ((1) labhesh, `aTah; periballo, enduomai, himatismos. (2) `arakh, shith): "Array," composed of prefix "ar-" and "rai," "order," is used in two senses, (1) in reference to clothing and (2) in reference to the di...
  

• ARMOR; ARMS

  [isbe] ARMOR; ARMS - ar'-mer, arms. I. ARMOR IN GENERAL--OLD TESTAMENT II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; POLYBIUS III. OFFENSIVE WEAPONS 1. Rod 2. Sling 3. Bow and Arrows 4. Spear--Javelin 5. Sword IV. DEFENSIVE WEAPONS 1. Shield 2. Helmet...
  

• ALLEGIANCE

  [isbe] ALLEGIANCE - a-le'-jans (mishmereth, "a charge," from shamar, "to keep," 1 Ch 12:29): the Revised Version, margin gives as literal meaning, "kept the charge of the house of Saul," which revisers consider figurative for "main...
  

• King over Israel

  

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