19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
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And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, …
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. …
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-43)We have here the speedy execution of the orders given for the numbering of the people. It was begun the same day that the orders were given, The first day of the second month ; compare Num. 1:1 ; 18 . Note, When any work is to be done for God it is good to set about it quickly, while the sense of duty is strong and pressing. And, for aught that appears, it was but one day’s work, for many other th…
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