1 Chronicles 12:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:61 : 61 Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.
  • 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 For it came about that when Solomon was old, his heart was turned away to other gods by his wives; and his heart was no longer true to the Lord his God as the heart of his father David had been.
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
  • 1 Chr 12:17-18 : 17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment. 18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.
  • 1 Chr 12:33 : 33 Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.
  • Ps 101:2 : 2 I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people give themselves gladly in the day of your power; like the dew of the morning on the holy mountains is the army of your young men.
  • Ezek 11:19 : 19 And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in them; and I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh:
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you. 9 Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken? 10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
  • 2 Sam 5:1-3 : 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler. 3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

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  • 1 Chr 12:21-23
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    21 And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.

    22 And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.

    23 These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.

  • 1 Chr 12:37
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    37 From the other side of Jordan, there were a hundred and twenty thousand of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every sort of instrument of war.

  • 1 Chr 11:10
    75%

    10 Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    75%

    1 And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    74%

    1 Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.

  • 1 Chr 11:1
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    1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

  • 1 Chr 12:39
    73%

    39 For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.

  • 1 Chr 12:31-33
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    73%

    31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.

    32 And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.

    33 Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.

  • 1 Chr 13:1-2
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    73%

    1 Then David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.

    2 And David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites in their towns and the country round them, and get them to come together here to us;

  • 2 Sam 19:14
    73%

    14 And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
    72%

    3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

  • Judg 20:11
    72%

    11 So all the men of Israel were banded together against the town, united like one man.

  • 2 Sam 6:1
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    1 And David got together all the fighting-men of Israel to the number of thirty thousand;

  • 1 Chr 29:9
    71%

    9 Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    71%

    3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 5:1
    71%

    1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

  • 1 Chr 12:16-18
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    16 And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.

    17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

    18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

  • 2 Sam 18:1-2
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    1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.

    2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.

  • 2 Chr 30:12
    71%

    12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 15:13
    71%

    13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    70%

    8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

  • 1 Sam 18:16
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    16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13 And David said to his men, Put on your swords, every one of you. And every man put on his sword; and David did the same; and about four hundred men went up with David, and two hundred kept watch over their goods.

  • 2 Sam 17:10-11
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    10 Then even the strongest, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will become like water; for all Israel is conscious that your father is a man of war, and those who are with him are strong and without fear.

    11 But my suggestion is that all Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, comes together to you, a great army like the sands of the sea in number; and that you yourself go out among them.

  • Judg 20:17
    70%

    17 And the men of Israel, other than Benjamin, were four hundred thousand in number, all armed with swords; they were all men of war.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
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    17 And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    70%

    1 Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    70%

    21 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he got together all the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    70%

    5 And Joab gave David the number of all the people; all the men of Israel, able to take up arms, were one million, one hundred thousand men; and those of Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men, able to take up arms.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    70%

    4 And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
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    3 And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.

  • Josh 9:2
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    2 Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

  • Judg 20:2
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    2 And the chiefs of the people, out of all the tribes of Israel, took their places in the meeting of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen armed with swords.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5 And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
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    15 And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 1 Sam 30:31
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    31 And in Hebron, and to all the places where David and his men had been living.

  • 1 Chr 18:14
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    14 So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 1 Chr 26:32
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    32 And his brothers were two thousand, seven hundred able men, heads of families, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in everything to do with God, and for the king's business.

  • 2 Sam 20:2
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    2 So all the men of Israel, turning away from David, went after Sheba, the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah were true to their king, going with him from Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
    69%

    17 And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.

  • 2 Sam 3:21
    69%

    21 And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.