Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000. New Living Translation From the east side of the Jordan River—where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived—there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon. English Standard Version Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war. Berean Standard Bible And 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. King James Bible And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. New King James Version of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war. New American Standard Bible From the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. NASB 1995 From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. NASB 1977 And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. Legacy Standard Bible From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons for the army for battle. Amplified Bible From the other side [east] of the Jordan River, of [the tribes of] Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 120,000 men, armed with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. Christian Standard Bible From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war. Holman Christian Standard Bible From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war. American Standard Version And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. English Revised Version And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. GOD'S WORD® Translation From the east side of the Jordan River, from Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 soldiers ready to fight with all kinds of weapons. International Standard Version The tribes of Reuben and Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan supplied 120,000 men armed with every kind of war weapon. Majority Standard Bible And 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. NET Bible From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons. New Heart English Bible On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand. Webster's Bible Translation And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. World English Bible On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle: one hundred twenty thousand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd from beyond the Jordan, of the Reubenite, and of the Gadite, and of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, with all instruments of the host for battle, [are] one hundred and twenty thousand. Young's Literal Translation And from beyond the Jordan, of the Reubenite, and of the Gadite, and of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, with all instruments of the host for battle, are a hundred and twenty thousand. Smith's Literal Translation And from beyond Jordan, from the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, with all utensils of the army of the war, a hundred and twenty thousand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd on the other side of the Jordan of the sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half of the tribe of Manasses a hundred and twenty thousand, furnished with arms for war. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, across the Jordan, there were, from the sons of Reuben, and from Gad, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, one hundred twenty thousand, prepared with the weapons of warfare. New American Bible From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, men equipped with every kind of weapon of war: one hundred and twenty thousand. New Revised Standard Version Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, one hundred twenty thousand armed with all the weapons of war. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll these mighty men of war went to battle with a perfect heart, and came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and also all the rest of the chiefs of Israel came with a sincere heart to make David king over Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And from the other side of Jordan, from the tribe of the house of Rubil, and from Gad, and from half of the tribe of Menashe, as they were armed with their weapons of war, a hundred and twenty thousand. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. Brenton Septuagint Translation And from the country beyond Jordan, from Ruben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasse, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Army Grows at Hebron…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.… Cross References 2 Samuel 2:8-9 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, / and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel. 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel. 1 Chronicles 12:23 Now 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: 1 Chronicles 12:38-40 All 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. / They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them. / And 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. 1 Chronicles 27:1 This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division: 2 Chronicles 30:11 Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. Psalm 133:1 A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! Isaiah 11:13 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim. Ezekiel 37:16-22 “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’ / Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand. / When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’ ... Matthew 4:18-22 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. / “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” / And at once they left their nets and followed Him. ... Matthew 10:2-4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; / Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; / Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:13-19 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him. / He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach, / and to have authority to drive out demons. ... Luke 6:12-16 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. / When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: / Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; ... John 1:35-51 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. / When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” / And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ... Treasury of Scripture And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. the other side 1 Chronicles 5:1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. Numbers 32:33-42 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about… Deuteronomy 3:12-16 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites… Jump to Previous Armed Battle East Gadites Half Half-Tribe Hundred Instruments Jordan Kinds Manasseh Manas'seh Manner Reuben Reubenites Side Sort Thousand Tribe Twenty Type War WeaponsJump to Next Armed Battle East Gadites Half Half-Tribe Hundred Instruments Jordan Kinds Manasseh Manas'seh Manner Reuben Reubenites Side Sort Thousand Tribe Twenty Type War Weapons1 Chronicles 12 1. The companies that came to David at Ziklag23. The armies that came to him at Hebron And from east of the Jordan This phrase refers to the Transjordan region, which is the land east of the Jordan River. This area was allocated to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh during the conquest of Canaan under Joshua (Joshua 13:8-13). The Transjordan was known for its fertile land and strategic location, serving as a buffer zone against eastern invaders. The mention of this region highlights the unity of Israel, as even those living outside the main territory of Canaan were committed to supporting David. from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war Persons / Places / Events 1. ReubenitesDescendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, who settled east of the Jordan River. Known for their valor and strength in battle. 2. Gadites Descendants of Gad, another son of Jacob, who also settled east of the Jordan. They were recognized for their military prowess and loyalty. 3. Half-tribe of Manasseh Part of the tribe of Manasseh, descendants of Joseph, who settled on both sides of the Jordan. They were known for their strategic importance and bravery. 4. Jordan River A significant geographical boundary in Israel, symbolizing a division between the tribes settled on the east and west. 5. David's Army The context of this verse is the gathering of forces to support David as king, demonstrating unity and strength among the tribes of Israel. Teaching Points Unity in DiversityThe gathering of diverse tribes with different backgrounds and locations to support David illustrates the importance of unity in the body of Christ. Despite differences, believers are called to unite for God's purposes. Preparedness for Spiritual Battle The mention of "all kinds of weapons of war" serves as a reminder for Christians to be spiritually equipped. Ephesians 6:10-18 encourages believers to put on the full armor of God. Commitment to God's Anointed The tribes' support for David, God's chosen king, reflects the importance of aligning with God's anointed leadership. In a modern context, this can be seen as supporting godly leaders and initiatives. Faithfulness Across Generations The involvement of the Reubenites, Gadites, and Manassehites shows generational faithfulness. Believers are encouraged to pass down their faith and commitment to God's kingdom. Strategic Positioning The tribes' geographical location east of the Jordan was strategic. Christians are called to recognize and utilize their unique positions and gifts for God's glory.(37) On the other side.--Better, from the other side; that is, from Peraea. With all manner of instruments of war for the battle.--With all kinds of weapons of war- like service. The large total of 120,000 for the two and a half Eastern tribes is certainly remarkable. But, admitting the possibility of corruption in the ciphers here and elsewhere, the want of other documents, with which the text might be compared, renders further criticism superfluous. Verse 37. - The east of Jordan group muster a high number, and of well-equipped men.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And from eastוּמֵעֵ֣בֶר (ū·mê·‘ê·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side of the Jordan, לַ֠יַּרְדֵּן (lay·yar·dên) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew the Reubenites, הָראוּבֵנִ֨י (hā·r·’ū·ḇê·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7206: Reubenites -- a Reubenite Gadites, וְהַגָּדִ֜י (wə·hag·gā·ḏî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1425: Gadites -- descendants of Gad and וַחֲצִ֣י ׀ (wa·ḥă·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle the half-tribe שֵׁ֣בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Manasseh [there]: מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites 120,000 מֵאָ֥ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred with every [kind] בְּכֹל֙ (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of weapon כְּלֵי֙ (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus of war. מִלְחָמָ֔ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Links 1 Chronicles 12:37 NIV1 Chronicles 12:37 NLT 1 Chronicles 12:37 ESV 1 Chronicles 12:37 NASB 1 Chronicles 12:37 KJV 1 Chronicles 12:37 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 12:37 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 12:37 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 12:37 French Bible 1 Chronicles 12:37 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 12:37 On the other side of the Jordan (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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