"And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept th…" — 1 Chronicles 12:29

1 Chronicles 12:29 · KJV

“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. {kindred: Heb. brethren} {the greatest...: Heb. a multitude of them}”

— 1 Chronicles 12:29

Verse 28

And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

Verse 30

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. {famous: Heb. men of names}

1 Chronicles 12 — Context

And Jehoiada {was} the leader of the Aaronites, and with him {were} three thousand and seven hundred;

And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

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. {kindred: Heb. brethren} {the greatest...: Heb. a multitude of them}

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. {famous: Heb. men of names}

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:8-9

But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; {Saul's host: Heb. the host which was Saul's} {Ishbosheth: or, Eshbaal}

1 Chronicles 12:2

{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.

Genesis 31:23

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

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