1 Chronicles 12:25
Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
In Context
24There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
26Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.
Cross References
Genesis 35:23Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;
1 Chronicles 9:16And Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who were living in the small towns of the Netophathites.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:24-40
David's Army. ( b. c. 1048.) 23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord . 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the… Read the whole commentary →