Numbers 26:2
2 a“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.”Deuteronomy 3:18
18“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. bAll your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel.Deuteronomy 24:5
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5 c“When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year dto be happy with his wife whom he has taken.2 Samuel 24:9
9And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men ewho drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.2 Chronicles 17:13-18
13and he had large supplies in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. 14This was the muster of them by fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor; 15and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000; 16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, fa volunteer for the service of the Lord, with 200,000 mighty men of valor. 17Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men garmed with bow and shield; 18and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war.2 Chronicles 26:11-13
11Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. 12The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. 13Under their command was an army of h307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
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