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Primary Verses:
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Num. 31:48-50
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"And the
officers which were
over thousands of the host, the
captains of thousands,
and captains of
hundreds, came near unto Moses: And
they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of
the men of war which are under our charge, and there
lacketh not one man of us. We have therefore brought an
oblation for YHVH, what every man hath gotten, of jewels
of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and
tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before YHVH."
Supporting Verses:
- Num. 2:2-29
- "Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by
his own standard, with the ensign of their father's
house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation
shall they pitch. And on the east side toward the
rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp
of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and
Nahshon the son of
Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. And
those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of
Issachar: and
Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the
children of Issachar. And his host, and
those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred. Then the tribe of Zebulun:
and Eliab the son of
Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were
fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. All that
were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred
thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and
four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first
set forth. On the south side shall be the standard of
the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and
the captain of the
children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were
forty and six thousand and five hundred. And those
which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and
the captain of the
children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai. And his host, and those
that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand
and three hundred. Then the tribe of Gad: and
the captain of the
sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. All
that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred
thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and
fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth
in the second rank. Then the tabernacle of the
congregation shall set forward with the camp of the
Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so
shall they set forward, every man in his place by their
standards. On the west side shall be the standard of
the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the
captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son
of Ammihud. And his host, and those that were numbered
of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. And by
him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and
the captain of the
children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur. And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and
two hundred. Then the tribe of Benjamin: and
the captain of the
sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni."
- Deut. 20:8-9
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"And
the officers shall speak further unto the people,
and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful
and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house,
lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of
speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains
of the armies to lead the people."
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2 Sam. 18:1-2
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"And David numbered the people
that were with him, and set
captains of thousands and
captains of hundreds
over them. And David sent forth a third part of the
people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under
the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother,
and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite.
And the king said unto the people, I will surely go
forth with you myself also."
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1 Chron. 27:1-15
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"Now the children of Israel
after their number, to wit,
the chief fathers and captains of thousands and
hundreds, and their officers that served
the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and
went out month by month throughout all the months of the
year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
Over the first course
for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel:
and in his course were twenty and four thousand. Of the
children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of
the host for the first month. And over the course of
the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course
was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were
twenty and four thousand.
The third captain of the host for the third
month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a
chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand. This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among
the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was
Ammizabad his son.
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the
brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son
after him: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand. The fifth
captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite:
and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The sixth captain for
the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite:
and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The seventh captain
for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite,
of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.
The eighth captain for the eighth month was
Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the
Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand. The ninth
captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite,
of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. The
tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the
Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in
his course were twenty and four thousand.
The eleventh captain
for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite,
of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and
in his course were twenty and four thousand."
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