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
And it was if Israel sowed, and Midian came up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, and they came up against him:
1 Kings 4:30
And the wisdom of Solomon will be multiplied above the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and above all the wisdom of Egypt
Grasshoppers
Judges 8:10
And Zebah and Zalmunna are in Karkor, and their camps with them, about fifteen thousand, all those remaining from all the camp of the sons of the east: and there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men drawing the sword.
2 Chronicles 14:9
And there will come forth against them Zerah the Cushite with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he will come even to Mareshah.
Psalm 3:1
Chanting of David in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how they pressing upon me were multiplied! many rising up against me.
Psalm 33:16
The king was not saved by much strength: the strong one will not be delivered by much power.
Psalm 118:10
All nations surrounded me: in the name of Jehovah but I will cut them off.
Isaiah 8:9
Make friendship, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, every land from afar; be girded and be broken in pieces; be girded and be broken in pieces.
General references
Genesis 41:49
And Joseph will gather grain as the sand of the sea, exceedingly much that he ceased to number; for there was no numbering.