Verses 1-15
THE TWELVE MILITARY CAPTAINS, 1-15.
“The military force was distributed into twelve legions of 24,000 men each=288,000 men fit for service; each of these legions was on duty for a month at a time, and during the rest of the year they might attend to their own private occupations. Each had a captain, one of David’s worthies. Comp. 1 Chronicles 11:11, and 2 Samuel 23:8.
We recognise the same numerical basis in the military service of David’s kingdom as in the ecclesiastical. The number twelve is the basis of both. The analogy between the two is suggested by the Hebrew word tsaba, ( צבא ) host, which is applied to both. The temple of God was like a camp, in which the soldiers of the Lord watched, and defended the king and the people by the arms of prayer. And the camp of David was like a sanctuary, in which the king’s armies did service to God, and from which they went forth to fight the Lord’s battles.” Wordsworth.
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