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"Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies.
"Take the number of all the multitude of the children of Israel from twenty years and above throughout their fathers' houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel."
And when they were numbered in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundredth thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
And the king numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and of hundreds over them. And he sent one part of them with Joab, and another part with Abishai the son of Zeruiah Joab's brother, and the third part with Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, "Shall I go with you?"
And the LORD was wroth again against Israel, and stirred up David against them, saying, "Go and number both Israel and Judah." And forthwith the king said to Joab the captain of his Host, "Go abroad, I pray thee, throughout all the tribes of Israel, even from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people that I may know the number of them." And Joab said unto the king, "I beseech that the LORD thy God make the people as many more as they be: yea and a hundred times so many more, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see them. But how is it that my lord the king hath a lust in this thing?" read more.
Notwithstanding, the king's words prevailed against Joab and against all the captains of the Host. Then Joab and the captains of the Host went out from the king, to view the people of Israel. And they passed over Jordan and pitched in Aroer on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the valley of Gad and so forth to Jazer. And then they went to Gilead and to the nether land of Hodshi, and from thence to Dan-Jaan, and about to Sidon, and came to the strong town of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Cananites, and then went out to the South of Judah even to Beersheba. And so when they had been abroad throughout all the land they returned to Jerusalem again at the end of nine months and twenty days. And then Joab delivered up the reckoning of the number of the people unto the king. And there were found in Israel nine hundred thousand men of might that drew swords. And the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
Notwithstanding, the king's words prevailed against Joab and against all the captains of the Host. Then Joab and the captains of the Host went out from the king, to view the people of Israel. And they passed over Jordan and pitched in Aroer on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the valley of Gad and so forth to Jazer. And then they went to Gilead and to the nether land of Hodshi, and from thence to Dan-Jaan, and about to Sidon, and came to the strong town of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Cananites, and then went out to the South of Judah even to Beersheba. And so when they had been abroad throughout all the land they returned to Jerusalem again at the end of nine months and twenty days. And then Joab delivered up the reckoning of the number of the people unto the king. And there were found in Israel nine hundred thousand men of might that drew swords. And the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
Then he numbered the men of the governors of the shires: and they were two hundred and thirty two. And after them he numbered all the people, and all the children of Israel were seven thousand.
And Amaziah gathered Judah together and made captains over thousands and over hundreds in the houses of their fathers throughout all Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years and above, and found them three hundred thousand lusty men able to go to battle, and that could handle spear and shield.
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"Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies.
"Take the number of all the multitude of the children of Israel from twenty years and above throughout their fathers' houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel."
And Amaziah gathered Judah together and made captains over thousands and over hundreds in the houses of their fathers throughout all Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years and above, and found them three hundred thousand lusty men able to go to battle, and that could handle spear and shield.
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"Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies.
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Second numbering of the people
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of witness, the first day of the second month, and in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, "Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies. read more.
And with you shall be, of every tribe, a head man in the house of his father. "And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: in Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; In Simeon, Shelumiel: the son of Zurishaddai; In the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; In Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; In Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; In Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni; In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; In Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; In Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men, above named, and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above, head by head; as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war - were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Simeon, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when every man's name was told, of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. Among the children of Gad, their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers - when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Among the children of Judah, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the number of names, from twenty years and above, all that were able to war - were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred. Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war - were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers -after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred. Among the children of Manasseh, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to war were told, from twenty and above - were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred. Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war - were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred. Among the children of Asher, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were summed by name, from twenty years and above, all that were apt to war - were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred. These are the numbers which Moses and Aaron numbered with the twelve princes of Israel: of every house of their fathers, a man. And all the numbers of the children of Israel, in the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete for the war in Israel, drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
And with you shall be, of every tribe, a head man in the house of his father. "And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: in Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; In Simeon, Shelumiel: the son of Zurishaddai; In the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; In Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; In Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; In Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni; In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; In Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; In Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men, above named, and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above, head by head; as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war - were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Simeon, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when every man's name was told, of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. Among the children of Gad, their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers - when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Among the children of Judah, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the number of names, from twenty years and above, all that were able to war - were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred. Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war - were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers -after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred. Among the children of Manasseh, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to war were told, from twenty and above - were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred. Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war - were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred. Among the children of Asher, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were summed by name, from twenty years and above, all that were apt to war - were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred. These are the numbers which Moses and Aaron numbered with the twelve princes of Israel: of every house of their fathers, a man. And all the numbers of the children of Israel, in the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete for the war in Israel, drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
And the sum of silver that came of the multitude, was five score hundred weight and a thousand seven hundred and seventy five sicles of the holy sicle. Every man offering half a sicle after the weight of the holy sicle among them that went to be numbered from twenty years old and above, among six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
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from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies.
Israel » Number of » At sinai
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of witness, the first day of the second month, and in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, "Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies. read more.
And with you shall be, of every tribe, a head man in the house of his father. "And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: in Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; In Simeon, Shelumiel: the son of Zurishaddai; In the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; In Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; In Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; In Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni; In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; In Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; In Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men, above named, and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above, head by head; as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war - were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Simeon, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when every man's name was told, of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. Among the children of Gad, their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers - when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Among the children of Judah, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the number of names, from twenty years and above, all that were able to war - were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred. Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war - were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers -after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred. Among the children of Manasseh, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to war were told, from twenty and above - were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred. Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war - were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred. Among the children of Asher, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were summed by name, from twenty years and above, all that were apt to war - were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred. These are the numbers which Moses and Aaron numbered with the twelve princes of Israel: of every house of their fathers, a man. And all the numbers of the children of Israel, in the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete for the war in Israel, drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. But the Levites in the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Only see that thou number not the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it.
And with you shall be, of every tribe, a head man in the house of his father. "And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: in Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; In Simeon, Shelumiel: the son of Zurishaddai; In the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; In Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; In Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; In Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni; In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; In Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; In Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men, above named, and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above, head by head; as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war - were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Simeon, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when every man's name was told, of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. Among the children of Gad, their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers - when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war - were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Among the children of Judah, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the number of names, from twenty years and above, all that were able to war - were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred. Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war - were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers -after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred. Among the children of Manasseh, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to war were told, from twenty and above - were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred. Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war - were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred. Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred. Among the children of Asher, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were summed by name, from twenty years and above, all that were apt to war - were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred. These are the numbers which Moses and Aaron numbered with the twelve princes of Israel: of every house of their fathers, a man. And all the numbers of the children of Israel, in the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete for the war in Israel, drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. But the Levites in the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Only see that thou number not the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it.
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To count the people
from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies.