1 Chronicles 4:27

4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, so their whole clan was not as numerous as the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were:

1 Chronicles 12:20

12:20 When David went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 12:29

12:29 From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.

1 Chronicles 12:32

12:32 From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command – they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.


tn Heb “ones armed with bow[s], using the right hand and the left hand with stones and with arrows with the bow, from the brothers of Saul from Benjamin.”

tn The words “These were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons, because of the length of the intervening material since the beginning of the verse.

tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “from the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul.”

tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”

tn Heb “from the sons of Issachar, knowers of understanding for times to know what Israel should do, their heads [were] 200, and all their brothers according to their mouth.”