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1 Chronicles 12:38

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What does 1 Chronicles 12:38 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
1 Chronicles 12:38 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.
37And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
38All 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.
39And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.
40Moreover they that were nigh unto them, [even] as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“All these men of war that could keep rank, etc.] 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.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king--that is, entertained a unanimous desire for his elevation.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“with a perfect heart: The meaning of this expression may be inferred from that of a double heart in Ch1 12:33. 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. Kg1 8:61, Kg1 11:4; Kg2 20:3; Psa 101:2 all the rest: Ch1 12:17, Ch1 12:18; Gen 49:8-10; Ch2 30:12; Psa 110:3; Eze 11:19 1 Chronicles 12:39”
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