From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
- KJV And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
- NKJV of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;
- NASB From the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king.
- NLT From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king.
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The half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan sent 18,000 named men specifically to make David king. Their deliberate purpose underscores national consensus.
Overview
This western half of Manasseh came with the express intent to crown David, men 'mentioned by name' as a deliberate, accountable delegation. The Chronicler stresses purpose: this was no accidental gathering but a conscious act of making David king. Such intentional allegiance models the wholehearted commitment God's people owe their true King.
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- Josh 17:1–18Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
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