 That census yielded 43,730 men for Reuben, 40,500 men for Gad, and 52,700 men for Manasseh – for a total of 136,930 adult men "able to go forth to war" from the three tribes.But reports that "about 40,000 ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the Lord to battle" from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh – or fewer than 3 in 10 of those counted in Chida explained that only the strongest participated, as Joshua asked in for only "the mighty men of valor.