Discovery Box1 Chronicles 12:8 
Context12:8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. 1
1 Chronicles 12:37-38
Context12:37 From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.
12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. 2 They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; 3 all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. 4
1 tn Heb “warriors, men of battle for war, prepared with shield and spear, and [like] the face of a lion were their faces, and like gazelles on the hills to hurry.”
2 tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).
3 tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”
4 tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”
