And his brethren
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
men
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of valour
chayil (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
were two thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and seven
sheba` (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
hundred
me'ah (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
chief
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
fathers
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
whom king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
made rulers
paqad (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
over the Reubenites
R'uwbeniy (reh-oob-ay-nee')
a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben -- children of Reuben, Reubenites.
the Gadites
Gadiy (gaw-dee')
a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad -- Gadites, children of Gad.
and the half
chetsiy (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
tribe
shebet (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Manasseh
Mnashshiy (men-ash-shee')
a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh -- of Manasseh, Manassites.
for every matter
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
pertaining to God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and affairs
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
