1 Chronicles 12:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.”
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Read Full Chapter →Benjamin, Saul's own tribe, sent 3,000, though most had until then remained loyal to Saul's house.
What Does 1 Chronicles 12:29 Mean?
The men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, sent 3,000, and the writer explains the smaller number: until this point most of the tribe had stayed loyal to Saul's household. Old ties of kinship had held them back, yet now even they were turning to David.
Loyalty to the old order can be slow to change, especially among kin. Yet the day came when even Saul's own tribe acknowledged the rightful king. So the truth of God's choosing eventually draws in even those most bound to the past.
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What does 1 Chronicles 12:29 mean?
Benjamin, Saul's own tribe, sent 3,000, though most had until then remained loyal to Saul's house.