Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred.
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Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred.
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Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
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(12-27) Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand…
1Ch 12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
Ver. 26. Of the children of Levi.] Who took up arms also in some cases, as here to settle David on the throne.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 26. Levi four thousand and six hundred — These…
26. Levi four thousand and six hundred — These came from the various Levitical cities. They were not reckoned among the warriors of the nation, (Num_1:47,) but came as representatives of their tribe to confirm the covenant with David.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (26) Of the children of Levi -Literally, Of the…
(26) Of the children of Levi -Literally, Of the sons of the Levite; the article shows that the name is gentilic or tribal here, not personal. These martial Levites remind us of the priestly warriors of the crusades. That Levites might be soldiers, and in fact must have been such for the defence of the sanctuaries, is noted at 1Ch_9:13; 1Ch_9:19, and 2 Chronicles 23.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
This continues the list of the number of men who joined David from each tribe. (See: Numbers)
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4,600 fighting men
"four thousand six hundred fighting men" (See: Numbers)
Jehoiada
This is the name of a man. (See: How to Translate Names)
with him were 3,700
"with him were three thousand seven hundred" (See: Numbers)
twenty-two leaders
"22 leaders" (See: Numbers)
translationWords
Levi
Aaron
descend
Zadok
family
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