1 Chronicles 12:14
Context12:14 These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand. 1
1 Chronicles 12:25
Context12:25 From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.
1 Chronicles 12:36
Context12:36 From Asher there were 40,000 warriors prepared for battle.
1 Chronicles 18:15
Context18:15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of 2 the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;
1 Chronicles 19:8
Context19:8 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. 3
1 Chronicles 27:3
Context27:3 He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
1 Chronicles 27:34
Context27:34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.
Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.


[12:14] 1 tn Heb “one for a hundred the small, and the great for a thousand.” Another option is to translate the preposition -לְ (lamed) as “against” and to understand this as a hyperbolic reference to their prowess: “the least could stand against a hundred, the greatest against a thousand.”
[19:8] 3 tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.