Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

Bible References

All their princes

Numbers 1:5
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;
Numbers 2:3
These shall pitch toward the sunrise, on the east: the standard of the camp of Judah throughout their hosts and the prince of the sons of Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 10:14
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah according to their armies, and over his host was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

Twelve rods

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not be taken from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh comes; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Exodus 4:2
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Psalm 110:2
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion; rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Psalm 125:3
For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous because the righteous shall not put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Ezekiel 19:14
And fire is gone out of the rod from her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule has remained in her. This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation.
Ezekiel 21:10
it is sharpened to slay victims; it is furbished that it may glitter; should we then make mirth? it despises the rod of my son, as every tree.
Ezekiel 37:16
Thou, son of man, take one stick and write upon it: To Judah, and to the sons of Israel his companions; then take another stick and write upon it: To Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and to all the house of Israel his companions:
Micah 7:14
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell only in the mountain, in the midst of Carmel; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the time of old.