1 Chronicles 12:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Of the half tribe of Manasseh, which was within Jordan; for of the other half beyond Jordan he speaks 1 Chronicles 12:37. Which were expressed by name; which were not ashamed nor afraid publicly to own David, first by putting their names to some paper presented to them for that purpose, and then by marching to him to Hebron.

1 Chronicles 12:31

31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.