Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

The children

General references

Bible References

The children

Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and help them;
Numbers 32:20
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

General references

Numbers 32:17
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.