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A Unified National Effort
Commentators note that the command for 1,000 soldiers from every tribe, likely including the priestly tribe of Levi, emphasizes the total unity of Israel in this task. This wasn't a personal or tribal feud but a collective act of obedience to God's command, involving the entire nation.
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John Gill
On Numbers 31:4
17th Century
Pastor
Of every tribe a thousand So that the whole number of those that were armed were 12,000 as after given:
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 31:1–6
17th Century
Minister
All who, without commission from God, dare to execute private revenge, and who, from ambition, covetousness, or resentment, wage war and desolate k…