Day 478 of 939
1CH 12:23-40
1CH 12:23-40 · PSA 37:1-11
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1CH 12:23-40
23Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD: 24From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. 25From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle. 26From Levi: 4,600, 27including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family. 29From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time. 30From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans. 31From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king. 32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command. 33From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David. 34From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear. 35From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle. 36From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle. 37And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war. 38All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king. 39They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them. 40And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
Secondary reading — PSA 37:1-11
1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. 2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. 3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. 4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. 6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. 8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. 9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. 10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. 11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.