1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 38

1 Chronicles 12:38

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.
1 Chronicles 12:38, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:38 in other translations

BSBAll 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.
WEBAll these were men of war who could order the battle array, and 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.
ASVAll 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.
YLTAll these are men of war, keeping rank--with a perfect heart they have come to Hebron, to cause David to reign over all Israel, and also all the rest of Israel are of one heart, to cause David to reign,
DARBYAll of them men of war, keeping rank in 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.
BBEAll these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.
WebsterAll 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.

What does 1 Chronicles 12:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
38. all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king--that is, entertained a unanimous desire for his elevation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

Read the full comment on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40 →

1 Chronicles 12:38 in the original Hebrew

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כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[were] men ofH582
מִלְחָמָה֮mil.cha.MahwarH4421
עֹדְרֵ֣י'o.de.Reihelpers ofH5737
מַעֲרָכָה֒ma.'a.ra.Khaha battle lineH4634
בְּלֵבָ֤בbe.le.Vavwith a heartH3824
שָׁלֵם֙sha.LemcompleteH8003
בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey cameH935
חֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahHebron towardsH2275
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.Likhto make kingH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְ֠גַםVe.gamand alsoH1571
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
שֵׁרִ֧יתshe.Rit[the] remainder ofH7611
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֵ֥בleva heartH3820
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.Likhto make kingH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּוִֽיד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 12:38

  • Genesis 49:8-10

    Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  • 1 Kings 8:61

    Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

  • Ezekiel 11:19

    And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

  • 2 Chronicles 30:12

    Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

  • Psalms 110:3

    Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:17-18

    And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

  • Psalms 101:2

    I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

  • 2 Kings 20:3

    I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  • 2 Samuel 5:1-3

    Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Kings 11:4

    For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:33

    Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
with a perfect heart.The meaning of this expression may be inferred from that of a double heart in ver. 33. If a double heart be expressive of insincerity or duplicity, a perfect heart, which seems to be put in opposition to it, must signify a sincere, faithful, and entire attachment.
1Ki 8:61; 11:4; 2Ki 20:3; Ps 101:2
all the rest.
17,18; Ge 49:8-10; 2Ch 30:12; Ps 110:3; Eze 11:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:37

    And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:38

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:39

    And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

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1 Chronicles 12:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todos estos hombres de guerra, dispuestos para guerrear, vinieron con corazón perfecto á Hebrón, para poner á David por rey sobre todo Israel; asimismo todos los demás de Israel estaban de un mismo ánimo para poner á David por rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, d’au-delà le Jourdain, des Rubénites, et des Gadites, et de ceux de la demi-tribu de Manassé, avec toutes les armes de guerre pour combattre: 120 000.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alle diese Kriegsleute, die sich in Schlachtreihen ordneten, kamen mit ungeteiltem Herzen nach Hebron, um David zum König über ganz Israel zu machen. Und auch alle übrigen in Israel waren eines Herzens, David zum König zu machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes isti viri bellatores expediti ad pugnandum, corde perfecto venerunt in Hebron, ut constituerent regem David super universum Israël: sed et omnes reliqui ex Israël uno corde erant, ut rex fieret David.