Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 12:36
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David gathers tribal representatives at Hebron to ratify his kingship, and this entry records the specific military contingent contributed by the tribe of Asher.
The words — The text highlights יוֹצְאֵי צבא (yotzei tseva), meaning “those who go forth to war,” and לַעֲרֹךְ מלחמה (la’arokh milchamah), meaning “to deploy for battle.”
The thread — This muster count aligns with the tribal contributions listed in 1 Chronicles 12:33 and mirrors the disciplined marching imagery found in Joel 2:7.
Why it lands — The passage states that forty thousand Asherites were counted and equipped, requiring the reader to observe how tribal allegiance was organized through structured military readiness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
- Joel 2:7 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.