24. These are the numbers of the heads of those armed for war who came to David in Hebron to transfer Saul’s kingdom to him, according to the word of Adonai:
25. The sons of Judah that bore shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war;
26. from the sons of Simeon, 7,100 brave warriors ready for war;
27. from the sons of Levi 4,600;
28. Jehoiada the leader of the Aaronides and with him 3,700;
29. Zadok, a young mighty man of valor, with 22 commanders from his clan;
30. from the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000 for up to that time the majority of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house;
31. from the sons of Ephraim 20,800 valliant warriors, famous men in their clan;