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.
We have here an account of those who were active in perfecting the settlement of David upon the throne, after the death of Ishbosheth. We read (Ch1 11:1, and before Sa2 5:1) that all the tribes of Israel came, either themselves or by their representatives, to Hebron, to make David king; now here we have an account of the quota which every tribe brought in...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40
THE ARMIES THAT CAME TO HIM AT HEBRON. (1Ch. 12:23-40) these are the numbers of the bands . . . that came to David to Hebron--after the death of Ish-bosheth (see on Sa2 5:1). to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord-- (Ch1 10:14; Ch1 11:3, Ch1 11:10).
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40
1Ch 12:23-40 List of the warriors who made David king in Hebron. - The superscription (1Ch 12:23) runs: “These are the numbers of the bands of the men equipped for war, who came,” etc. החלוּץ is a collective noun, denoting the equipped manhood.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40