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Amplified Bible

1 Chronicles 12:24

Those of the tribe of Judah who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Israel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Shields;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Simeon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Shield;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Simeon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   War;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Armor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shield;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Yehudah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
King James Version
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
English Standard Version
The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops.
New Century Version
There were sixty-eight hundred men with their weapons from Judah. They carried shields and spears.
New English Translation
From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Judah who carried shield and spear numbered 6,800, equipped for war.
World English Bible
The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for military duty.
Berean Standard Bible
From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
Complete Jewish Bible
Following are the numbers of those who came armed for war to David in Hevron, in order to transfer to him the kingdom of Sha'ul, according to what Adonai had said.
Darby Translation
The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.
Easy-to-Read Version
From the tribe of Judah there were 6800 men ready for war. They carried shields and spears.
George Lamsa Translation
And of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, eight thousand and seven hundred.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear: six thousand eight hundred armed troops.
Literal Translation
The sons of Judah, bearing shield and spear, were six thousand, eight hundred, armed for war.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Iuda, which handled speares and swerdes, were sixe thousande, & eight hundreth ready harnessed vnto ye warre.
American Standard Version
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Bible in Basic English
There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Iuda that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand & eight hundred, redie prepared to the warre.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
The children of Iudah that bare shield, and speare, were sixe thousand, and eight hundred, readie armed to the warre.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and eight hundred mighty in war.
English Revised Version
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
berynge scheeld and spere, sixe thousynde and eiyte hundrid, redi to batel;
Update Bible Version
The sons of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Judah that bore shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for war.
New King James Version
of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;
New Living Translation
From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears.
New Life Bible
There were 6,800 sons of Judah who carried a battle-covering and spear, ready for war.
New Revised Standard
The people of Judah bearing shield and spear numbered six thousand eight hundred armed troops.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Sons of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Juda bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred well appointed to war.
Revised Standard Version
The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred armed troops.
Young's Literal Translation
The sons of Judah, bearing target and spear, [are] six thousand and eight hundred, armed ones of the host.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.

Contextual Overview

23These are the numbers of the [armed] units equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn [over] the kingdom of Saul to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD. 24Those of the tribe of Judah who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war;25of the tribe of Simeon, brave warriors, 7,100; 26of the tribe of Levi, 4,600. 27Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron, and with him were 3,700, 28and Zadok, a courageous young man, and twenty-two captains from his father's house. 29Of the tribe of Benjamin, the relatives of [King] Saul, 3,000; for until now the majority of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30Of the tribe of Ephraim, 20,800, courageous men, famous in their fathers' houses. 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king. 32Of the tribe of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, two hundred chiefs; and all their relatives were at their command;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

armed: or, prepared

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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