1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 31

1 Chronicles 12:31

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
1 Chronicles 12:31, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:31 in other translations

BSBFrom the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
WEBOf the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
ASVAnd of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
YLTAnd of the half of the tribe of Manasseh are eighteen thousand, who have been defined by name, to come in to cause David to reign.
DARBYAnd of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
BBEAnd from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.
WebsterAnd of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

What does 1 Chronicles 12:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40

When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are…

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1 Chronicles 12:31 in the original Hebrew

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וּמֵחֲצִי֙u.me.cha.Tziand of [the] half ofH2677
מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
שְׁמוֹנָ֥הshe.mo.Naheight-H8083
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarteenH6240
אָ֑לֶף'A.lefthousandH505
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
נִקְּבוּ֙ni.ke.Vuthey had been designatedH5344
בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbe.she.Motby namesH8034
לָב֖וֹאla.Vo'to comeH935
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.Likhto make kingH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּוִֽיד\׃\ \סda.VidDavidH1732

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 12:31

  • Joshua 17:1-18

    There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families. But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. …

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the half tribe.
Jos 17:1-18

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:30

    And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:31

    And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:32

    And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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1 Chronicles 12:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De la media tribu de Manasés, diez y ocho mil, los cuales fueron tomados por lista para venir á poner á David por rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, des fils d’Éphraïm, 20 800 hommes forts et vaillants, hommes de renom dans leurs maisons de pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und von dem halben Stamme Manasse: 18000, die mit Namen angegeben wurden, daß sie hingingen, um David zum König zu machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ex dimidia tribu Manasse, decem et octo millia, singuli per nomina sua, venerunt ut constituerent regem David.