Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
Parallel translations
- WEB David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
- KJV And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
- NKJV Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
- NASB Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, with every leader.
- NLT David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army.
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Quick answer
David consulted with all his military and civic leaders before acting. His consultative leadership models seeking wide counsel.
Overview
As David begins his reign in earnest, his first recorded act is to gather counsel from the captains and leaders. This consultative approach shows humility and a desire for united action rather than autocratic rule. The Chronicler presents David as a king who governs in partnership with the people, a contrast to self-willed leadership.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Chr 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
- 2 Chr 29:20Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 23:1Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Chr 34:29–30Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
- 2 Sam 6:1David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
- 1 Chr 12:14These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
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