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1 Chronicles 12:20-31 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

20. When he went to Tsiqlag̅, those of Menashsheh who went over to him were Aḏnah, and Yozaḇaḏ, and Yeḏiya’ĕl, and Miḵa’ĕl, and Yozaḇaḏ, and Elihu, and Tsillethai, chiefs of the thousands who were from Menashsheh.

21. And they helped Dawiḏ against the raiding bands, for they were all mighty brave men, and they were commanders in the army.

22. For at that time they came to Dawiḏ day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like an army of Elohim.

23. And these were the numbers of the chiefs of those that were armed for battle, and came to Dawiḏ at Ḥeḇron to turn over the reign of Sha’ul to him, according to the word of יהוה:

24. Of the children of Yehuḏah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for battle;

25. of the children of Shim‛on, mighty brave men for the army, seven thousand one hundred;

26. of the children of Lĕwi four thousand six hundred;

27. and Yehoyaḏa, the leader of the Aharonites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;

28. and Tsaḏoq, a young man, a mighty brave man, and from his father’s house twenty-two commanders;

29. and the children of Binyamin, relatives of Sha’ul, three thousand – until then the greatest part of them guarded the charge of the house of Sha’ul;

30. and the children of Ephrayim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty brave ones, men of name throughout their father’s house;

31. and the half-tribe of Menashsheh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and set up Dawiḏ to reign;

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