Numbers 10:25

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 10:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, etc.] Next after that of Ephraim, the last of all: which was the rearward of all the camps throughout their host; which brought up the rear, and was fittest for that purpose, being the most numerous, next to that of Judah, which led the van; or, the gatherer up of all the camps f104, under which were collected and brought on all that belonged to the other tribes; as all under twenty years of age, which were not taken into the camps, and the women and children, and weak and sickly persons, the mixed multitude, and all stragglers: these were all under the care and charge of this camp, and under the standard of which were Asher…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the camp: Num 2:25, Num 2:28-31, Num 26:42-51; Gen 49:16, Gen 49:17 the rereward: Deu 25:17, Deu 25:18; Jos 6:9; Isa 52:12, Isa 58:8 Ahiezer: Num 1:12, Num 7:66 Numbers 10:26”
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