37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
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These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour. …
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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