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of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);
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of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father's house;
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of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;
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of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
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of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;
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of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;
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of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;
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of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;
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of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.
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All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.
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And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.