1 Chronicles 12:37

And on the other side of the Jordan of the sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half of the tribe of Manasses a hundred and twenty thousand, furnished with arms for war.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

In Context

36And of Aser forty thousand going forth to fight, and challenging in battle.

38All these men of war well appointed to fight, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel, were of one heart to make David king.

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Cross References

Numbers 32:33Moses therefore gave to the children of Cad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.

Joshua 13:7And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses,

Joshua 22:1At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,

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 →

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