Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
The midianites
Grasshoppers
General references
Bible References
The midianites
Judges 6:3
Whenever the Israelis sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east would come up and invade them.
1 Kings 4:30
Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.
Grasshoppers
Judges 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, along with their armies, about 15,000 men who survived from the entire army of the group from the east, since 120,000 swordsmen had already fallen.
2 Chronicles 14:9
Sometime later, Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against him at Mareshah with an army of one million troops and 300 chariots.
Psalm 3:1
LORD, I have so many persecutors! Many are rising up against me!
Psalm 33:16
A king is not saved by a large army; a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.
Psalm 118:10
All the nations surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will defeat them.
Isaiah 8:9
"Band together, you nations, but be shattered! Listen, all you distant countries! Strap on your armor, but be shattered.
General references
Genesis 41:49
Joseph stored up so much grain like sand on the seashore in so much abundance! that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.