The verse stands within the records of names in Chronicles, which preserve the records of God's children and the integrity of Israel's tribes. It belongs to the parallel account of the events surrounding David's rise to kingship over all Israel, when the contingents from Israel's tribes gathered to him. That fuller account places the assembly at Hebron, where representatives of the tribes came together to recognize David as king.
The men in this gathering are described together as mighty, swift, skilled, wise, and wholehearted in their loyalty. The assembled fighting men numbered about 350,000. Their gathering included a three-day festival.
The verse stands within the records of names in Chronicles, which preserve the records of God's children and the integrity of Israel's tribes. It belongs to the parallel account of the events surrounding David's rise to kingship over all Israel, when the contingents from Israel's tribes gathered to him. That fuller account places the assembly at Hebron, where representatives of the tribes came together to recognize David as king.
The men in this gathering are described together as mighty, swift, skilled, wise, and wholehearted in their loyalty. The assembled fighting men numbered about 350,000. Their gathering included a three-day festival.