1Sa 11:8 Cross References

1 Samuel 11:8

8: When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men of Israel, in addition to 30,000 from Judah.

When the men of Judah attacked, the LORD gave them victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites, and they killed ten thousand enemy warriors at the town of Bezek.
While at Bezek they encountered King Adoni-bezek and fought against him, and the Canaanites and Perizzites were defeated.

Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 men of military age in Israel and 500,000 in Judah.

So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and store cities throughout Judah.
He stored numerous supplies in Judah's towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem.
His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah, there were 300,000 troops organized in units of one thousand, under the command of Adnah.
Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops.
Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the LORD's service, with 200,000 troops under his command.

Samuel then left Gilgal and went on his way, but the rest of the troops went with Saul to meet the army. They went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. When Saul counted the men who were still with him, he found only six hundred left!

So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 troops in addition to 10,000 men from Judah.

The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel--400,000 warriors armed with swords--took their positions in the assembly of the people of God.

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