12:38a All these men of war, arrayed for battle,

All those men were soldiers who were ready to fight in war. (EEB)
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All these men were brave fighters. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

12:38b came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel.

They came to David in Hebron because they wanted to make him king to rule all Israel. (EEB)
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They came to the town of Hebron for one reason—to make David king of all Israel. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

12:38c And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

All the other Israelites also agreed that David should become king. (EEB)
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In fact, all of Israel was ready for this change. (TLB)

12:38:a–c (combined)

All those men were fighting men and they came to David at Hebron. They volunteered to serve in the ranks of David’s army. They came determined to make him king over all Israel. Everyone in Israel thought so as well.
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All these men were trained soldiers and they came to Hebron ready for war. They wanted to make David king of Israel and were willing to fight for him. All the other people in Israel agreed with them.

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