1 Chronicles 12:23 meaning and explanation
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 12:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse introduces the roster of fighting men who gathered at Hebron to make David king over all Israel. The Chronicler, writing after the exile to a restored community, presents the transfer of the kingdom from Saul's house to David not as a rebellion but as the outworking of the LORD's word, likely the promise spoken through Samuel.
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