Numbers 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 1:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 1:2 — KJV
“Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;”
— Numbers 1:2 (KJV)
Numbers 1:2 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 1:2
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:2: children, israel, after
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:2: children, after, families
“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:2: congregation, after, families
“Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:2: children, after, families
“When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. their number: Heb. them that are to be numbered”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:2: take, sum, children
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