1 Chronicles 12:29
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And of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto a great part of them followed the house of Saul.

kindred [heb] brethren

1 Chronicles 12:2 Bending the bow, and using either hand in hurling stones with slings, and shooting arrows: of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin.

Genesis 31:23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad.

2 Samuel 2:8,9 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp, . . .

Context
David's Army Grows at Hebron
28Sadoc also a young man of excellent disposition, and the house of his father, twenty-two principal men. 29And of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto a great part of them followed the house of Saul.30And of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, men of great valour renowned in their kindreds.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:8
But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,

2 Samuel 2:9
And made him king over Galaad, and over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

2 Samuel 3:19
And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he went to speak to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to all Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 12:2
Bending the bow, and using either hand in hurling stones with slings, and shooting arrows: of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 12:30
And of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, men of great valour renowned in their kindreds.

Lexicon
From the Benjamites,
בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

the kinsmen
אֲחֵ֥י (’ă·ḥê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

of Saul:
שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

3,000,
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

most of whom
מַרְבִּיתָ֔ם (mar·bî·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4768: Increase, great number, greatness

had remained
שֹׁמְרִ֕ים (šō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

loyal to
מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת (miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of Saul
שָׁאֽוּל׃ (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

up to
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

that time.
הֵ֙נָּה֙ (hên·nāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2008: Hither, thither


Additional Translations
From the Benjamites, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for till now the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

And of the sons of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: and still the greater part of them kept the guard of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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.

Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

And of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, are three thousand, and hitherto their greater part are keeping the charge of the house of Saul.
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