1 Chronicles 12:38
in 1 Chronicles 12All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
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ASV
All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
KJV
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
came to Hebron fully determined
All these men of war came fully determined to make David king, while the rest of the Israelites were of one mind. Gill reads the verse's two Hebrew phrases about the heart as saying the choice was undivided. Keil takes the verse as the hinge the chapter has built toward.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"O Lord, deliver me from lying lip, from treacherous tongue": not from another's tongue but from my own. Another's tongue does not injure me; my own is my enemy. Deliver me; deliver me from my own tongue. My tongue is a sword, and it is slaying my soul. I think that I am harming my enemy; I do not realize that I am killing myself. My adversaries may contradict me when I speak to them, but I shall speak peace. Their spirit may be hostile, but let our spirit be that of peacemakers.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
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All these men of war that could keep rank,.... Well disciplined men: came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over Israel; they were all of one mind, and quite hearty and sincere in fixing David on the throne of all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart also to make David king; those who came not were of the same mind; it was the unanimous voice of the people that he should be their king.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king--that is, entertained a unanimous desire for his elevation. 39, 40. there they were with David three days, eating and drinking--According to the statements made in the preceding verses, the number of armed warriors assembled in Hebron on this occasion amounted to three hundred thousand.
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The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֵ֜לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [were] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| מִלְחָמָה֮ | milchamah | war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| עֹדְרֵ֣י | ʾoderei | helpers of | H5737 → | |
| מַעֲרָכָה֒ | maarakhah | a battle line | H4634 → | |
| בְּלֵבָ֤ב | belevav | with a heart | H3824 → | 252 times |
| שָׁלֵם֙ | shalem | complete | H8003 → | 28 times |
| בָּ֣אוּ | bau | they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| חֶבְר֔וֹנָה | chevronah | Hebron towards | H2275 → | 72 times |
| לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ | lehamlikh | to make king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְ֠גַם | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שֵׁרִ֧ית | sherit | [the] remainder of | H7611 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לֵ֥ב | lev | a heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֶחָ֖ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ | lehamlikh | to make king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּוִֽיד׃ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֵ֜לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[were] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
מִלְחָמָה֮war
milchamahH4421 →320 times
עֹדְרֵ֣יhelpers of
ʾodereiH5737 →
מַעֲרָכָה֒a battle line
maarakhahH4634 →
בְּלֵבָ֤בwith a heart
belevavH3824 →252 times
שָׁלֵם֙complete
shalemH8003 →28 times
בָּ֣אוּthey came
bauH935 →2568 times
חֶבְר֔וֹנָהHebron towards
chevronahH2275 →72 times
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְto make king
lehamlikhH4427 →348 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּוִ֖ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְ֠גַםand also
vegamH1571 →769 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
שֵׁרִ֧ית[the] remainder of
sheritH7611 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לֵ֥בa heart
levH3820 →595 times
אֶחָ֖דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְto make king
lehamlikhH4427 →348 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּוִֽיד׃David
davidH1732 →999 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:26–27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Jeremiah 32:39–40
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Ezekiel 36:26–27
Through
Psalms 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
it leads to
- Judges 5:2
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
- Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Judges 5:2
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 41 (PS 119[120]); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
