“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Parallel translations
- KJV The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
- BSB On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
- NKJV “The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”
- NASB “On the north side shall be the flag of the camp of Dan by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
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Quick answer
Dan's camp was set on the north side, led by prince Ahiezer. The fourth division took its appointed station around the tabernacle.
Overview
The northern group of tribes, headed by Dan, formed the rear guard of the camp. Dan, a son of Jacob by Bilhah, here leads a major division, showing that the sons of the handmaids shared fully in the tribal inheritance. God's ordering of the camp embraced all the tribes without partiality.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 1:12Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
- Num 7:71and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
- Num 10:25The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.
- Num 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan
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