And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
1 Chronicles 12:31 belongs to the fuller parallel account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to make David king over all Israel. The fighting men sent by the tribes to that assembly numbered about 350,000. The gathering at Hebron was marked by a three-day festival. David's coming to the throne came about through political changes and, above all, God's purpose to bring him to the throne.
1 Chronicles 12:31 belongs to the fuller parallel account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to make David king over all Israel. The fighting men sent by the tribes to that assembly numbered about 350,000. The gathering at Hebron was marked by a three-day festival. David's coming to the throne came about through political changes and, above all, God's purpose to bring him to the throne.