Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.

Bible References

The number

1 Chronicles 21:1
Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:1
Again the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and moving David against them, he said, Go, take the number of Israel and Judah.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain