12:23a Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle

(Revised Standard Version🙂 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops,

Following are the numbers of warriors
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These are the numbers of the soldiers who joined David’s army. (Easy English Bible)

12:23b who came to David at Hebron

who came to David ⌊after he had gone to the town⌋ Hebron.
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They came to him at Hebron. (Easy English Bible)

12:23c to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

These soldiers were ready to fight. They came to give Saul’s kingdom to David. The Lord had promised that this would happen. (Easy English Bible)
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These men were eager to make sure David would be the new king after Saul. They were ready to fight ⌊to make this happen⌋ , just as Yahweh had said.

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