While plucking from a database, I get id as strings. $alphabets = new Alphabet(); return $alphabets->pluck('name', 'id'); Output { "1": "Apple", "2": "Ball", "3": "Cat" } Expected { 1: "Apple", 2: "Ball", 3: "Cat" } But, when I reverse ID and name , return $alphabets->pluck('id', 'name'); I get id as integer. { "Apple": 1, "Ball": 2, "Cat": 3 } I'm not sure what's happening behind the scene. But how can I get ID in integer ? Actually, old flash session doesn't set value because of 1 vs "1" in Form Collective. {!! Form::select('alphabet', $alphabets, null, ['class' => 'form-control', 'multiple'