23. 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:
24. from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;
25. from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;
26. from Levi—4,600,
27. including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
28. and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;
29. from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;
30. from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;
31. from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;
32. from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
33. from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;
34. from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;
35. from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;
36. from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;
37. and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.