1 Chronicles 12:23-38

These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had said: from Judah, carrying shield and spear – 6,800 armed for battle; from Simeon, warriors ready for battle – 7,100; from Levi – 4,600, including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family; from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe – 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then; from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans – 20,800; from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king – 18,000; from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty – 50,000; from Naphtali – 1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears; from Dan, ready for battle – 28,600; from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle – 40,000; and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon – 120,000. All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks.