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Numbers 2:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 2:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers 2:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
22And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.
25On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the tribe of Benjamin, etc.] He was to pitch under the same standard of Ephraim, and the other side of it from that of Manasseh; the one being before, and the other behind, and the standard in the middle; (see Gill on “<040207>Numbers 2:7”); and the captains of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni; of whom (see <040111>Numbers 1:11 7:60).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Abidan: Num 1:11, Num 7:60, Num 7:65, Num 10:24 Numbers 2:23”
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