26Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. …
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. …
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
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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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