Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
the Armies of israel » Divided into » Companies of thousands, &c
Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”
So he again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he said to him, “O man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly.’”
Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.
Now this is the enumeration of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all the affairs of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000:
Tact » In david's popular methods » In securing popular consent to bringing the ark of the covenant to jerusalem
Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader. David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us; and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul." read more.
Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.