Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, ¹  the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors. ¹ 

From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! ¹ 

From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. ¹ 

From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families. ¹ 

From Naphtali there were 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears.

Now Joab ¹  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

(His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married. ¹ 

Five hundred men of Simeon, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to the hill country of Seir

Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families. ¹ 

From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty. ¹ 

Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. ¹ 

The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. ¹  Indeed, ²  he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. ³