23 These are the numbers of the soldiers ready for battle who joined David at Hebron. They came to help turn the kingdom of Saul over to David, just as the Lord had said.
24 There were sixty-eight hundred men with their weapons from Judah. They carried shields and spears.
25 There were seventy-one hundred men from Simeon. They were warriors ready for war.
26 There were forty-six hundred men from Levi.
27 Jehoiada, a leader from Aaron’s family, was in that group. There were thirty-seven hundred with him.
28 Zadok was also in that group. He was a strong young warrior, and with him came twenty-two leaders from his family.
29 There were three thousand men from Benjamin, who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul’s family until then.