Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.
      IV. It is said of most of these that they were mighty men of valour (1 Chronicles 12:25; 1 Chronicles 12:28; 1 Chronicles 12:30), of others that they were expert in war (1 Chronicles 12:35; 1 Chronicles 12:36), and of them all that they could keep rank,1 Chronicles 12:38; 1 Chronicles 12:38. They had a great deal of martial fire, and yet were governable and subject to the rules of order--warm hearts but cool heads.