John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:9
And when ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you ,.... That enters in to invade it, to besiege cities, and distress the inhabitants of it: then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets : a "tara-tan-tara" with both of them, to call the several tribes together to join against the enemy; or to call them to fasting and humiliation, to repentance and prayer, to seek the Lord in the exercise of these, and cry for help and assistance, for victory and salvation; for, as... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:8
And the sons of Aaron the priests shall blow with the trumpets ,.... Eleazar and Ithamar, the one with the one and the other with the other, there being at first but two, as there were but two priests; but in Solomon's time there were an hundred twenty priests, and as many trumpets, 2 Chronicles 5:12 ; hence Maimonides says F12 Hilchot Cele Hamikdash, c. 3. sect. 4. , there were never fewer than two trumpets, nor more than an hundred twenty: and they shall be to you for an... read more