1 Chronicles 12:29

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; for till that time the greatest part of them had kept the charge of the house of Saul.

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In The King James Version

And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

In Context

28Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs.

30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, men of fame in their family divisions.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:8But Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of the army of Saul, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Machanayim;

2 Samuel 8:17And Zadok the son of Achitub, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, were priests; and Serayah was scribe;

1 Chronicles 27:17Of the Levites, Chashabyah the son of Kamuel; of [the sons of] Aaron, Zadok;

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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