Verse 3

You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 30:14 : 14 Everyone who is counted in the census, twenty years old and above, must give the LORD’s offering.
  • Num 14:29 : 29 In this wilderness, your dead bodies will fall—every one of you who was numbered in the census, twenty years old or more, who grumbled against me.
  • Num 26:2 : 2 “Take a census of the entire assembly of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their ancestral families, all who are able to serve in Israel’s army.
  • Num 32:11 : 11 'None of the men who came up from Egypt, twenty years old and older, will see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me—
  • Num 33:1 : 1 These are the journeys of the Israelites who departed from the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
  • Deut 3:18 : 18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'
  • Deut 24:5 : 5 If a man has recently married, he is not to be sent to war or have any duty laid on him. He is to be free to stay at home for one year and bring joy to his wife whom he has married.
  • 2 Sam 24:9 : 9 Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.
  • 2 Chr 17:13-18 : 13 He had considerable supplies in the cities of Judah and soldiers, mighty men of valor, stationed in Jerusalem. 14 Here is the count of their enrollment by their families: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor. 15 Next to him was Jehohanan, the commander, with 280,000 men. 16 Next to him was Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor. 17 From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields. 18 Next to him was Jehozabad, with 180,000 armed men prepared for battle.
  • 2 Chr 26:11-13 : 11 Uzziah had an army of trained soldiers ready for battle. They were grouped according to their divisions and mustered by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officials. 12 The total number of family leaders in charge of the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men who could make war with great power to support the king against his enemies.
  • Exod 12:17 : 17 You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore, you shall observe this day throughout your generations as a perpetual ordinance.