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29 And of the children of Beniamin the brothren of Saul, three thousand: And a great part of them did vnto that tyme folowe the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim, twentie thousand and eight hundred, mightie men of warre, and famous men in the houshoulde of their fathers. 31 And of the halfe tribe of Manasse, eyghteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid king. 32 And of the children of Isachar, which were men that had vnderstanding of the tymes, to knowe what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred: & all their brethren were at their wyll. 33 And of Zabulon which went out to battaile, expert in warre and in all instrumentes of warre, fiftie thousand, which coulde set the battaile in arraye, they were not of double heart. 34 And of Nephthali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare thirtie and seuen thousand. 35 And of Dan expert in battayle, twentie & eyght thousand and sixe hundred. 36 And of Aser that went out to the warre and kept the forefront of the battaile fourtie thousand. 37 And of the othersyde of Iordane, of the Rubenites, and Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasse, with all manner of instrumentes of warre, and hundred and twentie thousand. 38 All these were men of warre, keping the forefront of the battel and with perfecte heart came to Hebron to make Dauid king ouer all Israel: And all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid king. 39 And there they were with Dauid three dayes eating & drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreouer, they that were nye them, euen vnto Isachar, Zabulon, & Nephthali, brought bread on asses, cammels, mules, & oxen, & meate, flowre, figges, reasinges, wine, & oyle, oxen, and sheepe aboundantly: For there was ioy in Israel. 1 Chronicles 12:29-40, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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