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
Satan wanted to bring trouble on the people of Israel. He made David decide to take a census.
2 Samuel 24:1
Jehovah became angry at Israel again. He provoked David to turn against Israel. He said: Go count the people of Israel and Judah.