the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. Neh. iv, 10. And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. Isa. xlv, 13. I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. Isa. Iviii, 12. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. Isa. Ixi, 4. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. Ezek. xxxvi, 35, 36. And they shall say, This land that was desolate, is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited, Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it. Dan. ix, 25. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to re- | princes of Judah upon the wall store and to build Jerusalem unto and appointed two great com. the Messiah the Prince shall be panies of them that gave thanks, seven weeks, and threescore and whereof one went on the right two weeks: the street shall be hand upon the wall toward the built again, and the wall, even in dung gate: And after them went troublous times. Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Meshullam, Judah, and BenjaJudah, And Azariah, Ezra, and And certain of the priests' sons min, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Amos ix, 11, 14. In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof, and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the and they shall plant vineyards and waste cities, and inhabit them; drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, with the musical instruments of Nethaneel, and Judah, IIanani, David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. And at DEDICATION OF A REBUILT the fountain gate, which was over CITY. Neh. xii, 27-38, 40-42. And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with And the sons of the harps. singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. Then I brought up the 58 against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michalah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jeho So hanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. THE MUSTER. UNDER MOSES. Num. xxxi, 1-5. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. UNDER EHUD. Judges iii, 27. And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. UNDER GIDEON. Judges vi, 35. And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. Judges vii, 1-4, 6-8. Then Jernbbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. And the ARMY-ARMS. number of them that lapped, BY COMMAND OF THE STATES' GENERAL. Judges xx, 1, 2, 8-11, 15, 17. Then And the children of Judges xxi, 8-10. And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, be hold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh. gilead there. And the congrega tion sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and sinite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. UNDER THE KINGS. 1 Sam. xi, 4-8. Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. And, behold, San! came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aleth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. And the spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not so shall it be done unto his oxen. forth after Saul and after Samuel, And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 1 Chron. xii, 23-39. And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; And Zadok, a young man, mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of And of the the house of Saul. children of Ephraim twenty thou sand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. And war. OTHER INSTANCES. of the half tribe of Manasseh | Reuben, and the Gadites, and half other side of Jordan, of the Renbenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 1 Sam. xv, 4.5. And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Teluim two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 1 Kin. xii, 21. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 1 Kin. xx, 13-15. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Alab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Ecen by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? An i he answered, Thou. Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two; and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. dren of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Ma nasseh, passed over armed before Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite. Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might and men could handle shield and buckler, of war fit for the battle, that whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the the first, Obadiah the second, roes upon the mountains; Ezer Eliab the third, Mishmannah the fourth Jeremiah the fifth, Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh. Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least ras over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to ap-flight all them of the valleys, both toward the cast, and toward the west. And there came of the Judges ix, 4. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. Judges xviii, 11. And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men pointed with weapons of war. 1 Sam. xvii, 13, 14. And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: 1 Sam. xxii, 2. And every one 2 Sam. xv, 11. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and 1 Chron. xii, 1-22. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, 1 Chron. v, 18. The sons of and Jehu the Antothite, And children of Benjamin and Julah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably shall be knit unto you: but if ye unto me to help me, mine heart be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. 2 Chron. xiii, 3. And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, eren four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. STANDING ARMY. BEGUN BY SAUL. 1 Sam. xiii. 1. 2. Saul reigned one year, and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 1 Sam. xiv, 52. And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. ATTEMPED BY DAVID. 2 Sam. viii, 18. And Benalah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. 2 Sam. xx, 23. Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benniah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites. 2 Sam. xxiv, 1-9. And again the anger of the LORD was kindled he moved against Israel, and David against them to say, Go, namber Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the nuniber of the people. And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundred-fold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon, And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, 1 Chron. xviii, 17. And Benaiah COMPLETED UNDER THE 2 Chron. xiv. 8. And Asa had an Uzziah had an host of fighting The And under their hand as an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. FOREIGN ARMIES. Exod. xiv, 8, 9. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out But the with an high band. Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. Judges vii, 12. And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea-side for multitude. 1 Sam. xiii, 5. And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. 2 Chron. xvii, 13-19. And he [Jehoshaphat] had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. And next to him acas Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and And next fourscore thousand. him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men And of Benjamin; of valour. Eliada a mighty man of valour, 1 Kings xx, 1. 27. And Benand with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thou-hadad the king of Syria gathered sand. And next him was Jehoz. abad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah. war. These 2 Chron. xxv, 5. 6. Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, I 2 Chron. xxvi, 11-13. Moreover 1 Sam. xvii, 21. For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. all his host together: and there 2 Kings iii, 21. And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward and stood in the border. 2 Kings xxiii, 29. In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt the king of went up against Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 2 Kings xxiv, 2. And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 2 Chron. xii, 2, 3. And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD. With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubims, the Sukkiims and the Ethiopians. 2 Chron. xiv, 9. And there came out against them Zerah the Ethioplan with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mare shah. Jer. 1, 41. Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. Acts xxiil, 23. And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night. Ezek. xxxviii, 9. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thec. Dan. xi, 10-13, 25. But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. after certain years with a great Joel i, 6. For a nation is come Rev. ix, 16. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. ALLIED ARMIES. Joshua x, 1, 3-5. Now it came Joshua xi, 1-5. And it came to And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strength-at ened by it. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come with horses may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 2 Sam. x, 6, 15, 16, 19. And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the childred of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gatherAnd ed themselves together. Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the them. And when all the kings host of Hadarezer cent before that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the chil dren of Ammon any more. 1 Kings xv, 20. So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 1 Kings xxii, 1-4. And they continned three years without war between Syria and Israel. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is our's, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to And battle to Ramoth-gilead? Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 2 Kings xvi, 9. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. 2 Kings xviii, 19-21. And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah. Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words.) I have and counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. Judges i, 3. And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we |