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;
32. from the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king;
33. from the sons of Issachar—men who know how to interpret the signs of the times to determine what Israel should do—200 chiefs with all their kinsmen under their command;
34. from Zebulun 50,000 warriors prepared for battle, arrayed with all types of weapons of war and ready to give their undivided loyalty;
35. from Naphtali 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 with shield and spear;
36. from the Danites, 28,600 equipped for battle;
37. from Asher 40,000 experienced warriors arrayed for battle;
38. and from beyond the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh 120,000 armed with every type of weapons of war.
39. All these fighting men, prepared for the battle line, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel were also of one heart to make David king.
40. So they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had given them provision.
41. Moreover those who were near to them, from as far as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There was flour, pressed figs, raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance—for indeed, there was joy in Israel.