1 Chronicles 12:23
And this is the number of the chiefs of the army who came to David, when he was in Hebron, to transfer to him the kingdom of Saul, according to the word of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
24The sons of Juda bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred well appointed to war.
Cross References
Genesis 32:3And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:
1 Samuel 16:3And thou shalt call Isai to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou art to do, and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall shew to thee.
2 Samuel 2:3And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron, saying: Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:10These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.
Psalms 89:19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
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 →