1 Chronicles 12:38 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 12:38 Mean?
The writer gathers the whole gathering into one summary: all these warriors, able to keep rank, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel, and beyond them, the rest of the nation too was of one heart in the same desire. The long tribal list ends in a portrait of national unity.
Two phrases crown the account: a perfect heart and one heart. The first speaks of wholehearted sincerity, the second of shared, united purpose. When God's people are gathered to His King with whole and united hearts, the result is a unity that no force could manufacture. So Christ draws His own into one body, of one heart toward Him.
1 Chronicles 12:38 in the Original Language
shalem (שָׁלֵם), 'perfect' -- whole, complete, undivided in devotion.
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What does 1 Chronicles 12:38 mean?
All these disciplined warriors came with a perfect heart to crown David, and all Israel was of one heart to make him king.