1 Chronicles 12:23
These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
22And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.
24There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
Cross References
Genesis 32:3Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
1 Samuel 16:3And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
2 Samuel 2:3And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.
2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:10Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.
Psalms 89:19\89:18\For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:2-23
David's Army. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the… Read the whole commentary →