1 Chronicles 5:18
Context5:18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 1
1 Chronicles 7:2
Context7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 2 and Samuel. 3 They were leaders of their families. 4 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 5
1 Chronicles 11:11
Context11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: 6
Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 7 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 8
1 Chronicles 21:5
Context21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors. 9 In all Israel there were 1,100,000 10 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers. 11
1 Chronicles 26:30
Context26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.
1 Chronicles 26:32
Context26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. 12 King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king. 13


[5:18] 1 tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”
[7:2] 2 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
[7:2] 3 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
[7:2] 4 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
[7:2] 5 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
[11:11] 3 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
[11:11] 4 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
[11:11] 5 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
[21:5] 4 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
[21:5] 5 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
[21:5] 6 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”
[26:32] 5 tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”
[26:32] 6 tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”