Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
The verse belongs to the fuller parallel account of Israel's assembly at Hebron when the tribes recognized David as king over all Israel. It records that Simeon sent seven thousand and one hundred men among the fighting men gathered there. Those Simeonites are identified among the contingents who gathered to David for war as mighty, loyal warriors.
The verse belongs to the fuller parallel account of Israel's assembly at Hebron when the tribes recognized David as king over all Israel.
It records that Simeon sent seven thousand and one hundred men among the fighting men gathered there.
Those Simeonites are identified among the contingents who gathered to David for war as mighty, loyal warriors.