KJV King James Version
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
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1 Chronicles 12:24
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
ASV American Standard Version
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The sons of Judah, bearing target and spear, are six thousand and eight hundred, armed ones of the host.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 12
21 And they helped David against the band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 For at [that] time day by day there came to David to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God.
23 And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war, [and] came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred;
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בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahנֹשְׂאֵ֥יH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseצִנָּ֖הH6793 · tsin.nahhookוָרֹ֑מַחH7420 · ro.machspearשֵׁ֧שֶׁתH8337 · sheshsixאֲלָפִ֛יםH505 · e.lephthousandוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הH8083 · she.mo.neheightמֵא֖וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredחֲלוּצֵ֥יH2502 · cha.latsto rescueצָבָֽא׃ סH6635 · tsa.vaarmy
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