- fifty horsemen:
- "When the menª of Israelª sawª° that¹ they were in a strait,ª° (for¹ the peopleª were distressed,)ª° then the peopleª did hide²° themselves¹ in caves,ª and in thickets,ª and in rocks,ª and in high places,ª and in pits.ª ... And [some of] the Hebrewsª went overª°¹ Jordanª to the landª of Gadª and Gilead.ª As for Saul,ª he [was] yet¹ in Gilgal,ª and all¹ the peopleª followedª him trembling.ª°" {1Sm 13:6-7} + "And Samuelª arose,ª° and gat him upª° from¹ Gilgalª unto Gibeahª of Benjamin.ª And Saulª numberedª°¹ the peopleª [that were] presentª° with¹ him, about sixª hundredª men.ª" {1Sm 13:15} + "Now there was no¹ smithª foundª° throughout all¹ the landª of Israel:ª for¹ the Philistinesª said,ª° Lest¹ the Hebrewsª makeª° [them] swordsª or¹ spears:ª ... And the garrisonª of the Philistinesª went outª° to¹ the passageª of Michmash.ª" {1Sm 13:19-23} + "Then he numberedª°¹ the young menª of the princesª of the provinces,ª and they were¹ two² hundredª and thirtyª two:ª and afterª them he numberedª°¹ all¹ the people,ª [even] all¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª [being] sevenª thousand.ª" {1Kg 20:15} + "And the childrenª of Israelª were numbered,ª° and were all present,ª° and went²°¹ against²°¹ them: and the childrenª of Israelª pitchedª° before¹ them like twoª little flocksª of kids;ª but the Syriansª filledª°¹ the country.ª" {1Kg 20:27} + "Now¹ therefore give pledges,²°¹ I pray thee,¹ to¹ my masterª the kingª of Assyria,ª and I will giveª° thee two thousandª horses,ª if¹ thou be ableª° on thy part to setª° ridersª° upon¹ them." {Isa 36:8}
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