And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
The verse belongs to the fuller parallel account of the tribes gathering at Hebron to acknowledge David as king over all Israel. In that gathering the Danites furnished 28,600 men skilled and ready for battle. The fighting strength sent by the tribes together amounted to about 350,000 men. In another reckoning the assembled tribes totaled 339,600 warriors. The gathering turned into a three-day celebration.
The verse belongs to the fuller parallel account of the tribes gathering at Hebron to acknowledge David as king over all Israel. In that gathering the Danites furnished 28,600 men skilled and ready for battle. The fighting strength sent by the tribes together amounted to about 350,000 men. In another reckoning the assembled tribes totaled 339,600 warriors. The gathering turned into a three-day celebration.