Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
By the gate
By hundreds
Bible References
By the gate
2 Samuel 18:24
And David is sitting between the two gates, and the watchman goeth unto the roof of the gate, unto the wall, and lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a man running by himself.
Isaiah 28:6
And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might to those turning back the battle to the gate.
By hundreds
2 Samuel 18:1
And David inspecteth the people who are with him, and setteth over them heads of thousands and heads of hundreds,
1 Samuel 29:2
and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.