34. The total number of officers from Naphtali was 1,000. They came with 37,000 men who carried shields and spears.
35. The men from Dan were ready for battle. The total number of them was 28,600.
36. The men from Asher knew how to fight well. That's because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 40,000.
37. The men from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh were armed with every kind of weapon. The men came from the east side of the Jordan River. The total number of them was 120,000.
38. All of those fighting men offered to serve in the army. Before they came to Hebron, they had agreed completely to make David king over all of the people of Israel. All of the rest of the people also agreed to make David king.
39. The men spent three days there with David. They ate and drank what their families had given them.