destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars; her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. Ezek. xiii, 11, 12, 14. Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Ezek. xxv, 5. And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching-place for flocks. Amos vi, 11. For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. Zeph. ii, 13, 15. And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. RESTORATION. Judges xxi, 23. And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 1 Kings xi, 27. And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 1 Chron. xi, 8. And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 2 Chron. xxix, 3. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. 2 Chron. xxxii, 5. Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Ezra iv, 2. Then they came to | bars thereof. But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbik, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the Neh. ill, 1, 2, 4-32. Then Eliashib sepulchres of David, and to the the high priest rose up with his pool that was made, and unto the brethren the priests, and they house of the mighty. And after builded the sheep gate; they him repaired the Levites, Rehum sanctified it, and set up the doors the son of Bani. Next unto him of it; even unto the tower of Meah repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of they sanctified it, unto the tower the half part of Keilah, in his of Hananeel. And next unto him part. After him repaired their builded the men of Jericho. And brethren, Bavai the son of Henanext to them builded Zaccur the dad, the ruler of the half part of son of Imri. And next unto them Keilah. And next to him repaired repaired Meremoth the son of Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler Urijah, the son of Koz. And next of Mizpah, another piece over unto them repaired Meshullam against the going up to the armoury the son of Berechiah, the son of at the turning of the wall. After Meshezabeel. And next unto him Baruch the son of Zabbai them repaired Zadok the son of earnestly repaired the other piece, Baana. And next unto them the from the turning of the wall unto Tekoites repaired; but their nobles the door of the house of Eliashib put not their necks to the work of the high priest. After him repairtheir Lord. Moreover the olded Meremoth the son of Urijah gate repaired Jehoiada the son of the son of Koz another piece, Paseah, and Meshullam the son of from the door of the house of Besodeiah; they laid the beams Eliashib even to the end of the thereof, and set up the doors house of Eliashib. And after him thereof, and the locks thereof, and repaired the priests, the men of the bars thereof. And next unto the plain. After him repaired them repaired Melatiah the Gibe- Benjamin and Hashub over against onite, and Jadon the Meronothite, their house. After him repaired the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, Azariah the son of Maaseiah the unto the throne of the governor son of Ananiah by his house. on this side the river. Next unto After him repaired Binnui the him repaired Uzziel the son of son of Henadad another piece, Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. from the house of Azariah unto Next unto him also repaired the turning of the wall, even unto Hananiah the son of one of the the corner. Palal the son of Uzai, apothecaries, and they fortified over against the turning of the Jerusalem unto the broad wall. wall, and the tower which lieth And next unto them repaired Re-out from the king's high house, phaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah. Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. and the inhabitants of Zanoah; The valley gate repaired Hanun, they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of leth-haccerem he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the that was by the court of the prison. the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. Neh. iv, 10. And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. Isa. xlv, 13. I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will forth of the commandment to re- | princes of Judah upon the wall Amos ix, 11, 14. In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old. And I will bring again the captivity of my people hereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, And Azariah, Ezra, and min, and Sliemaiah, and Jeremiah, Meshullam, Judah, and BenjaAnd certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of direct all his ways: he shall build of Israel, and they shall build the Zaccur, the son of Asaph: And my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. Isa. lviii, 12. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in." Isa. lxi, 4. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. Ezek. xxxvi, 35, 36. And they shall say, This land that was deBolate, is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it. Dan. ix, 25. Know therefore and understand, that from the going and they shall plant vineyards and waste cities, and inhabit them; drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. his brethren, Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before thein. And at DEDICATION OF A REBUILT the fountain gate, which was over CITY. Neh. xii, 27-38, 40-42. And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they songht the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalterics, and with harps. And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. And against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jeho So the priests and the Levites puri-hanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, THE MUSTER. UNDER MOSES. Num. xxxi, 1-5. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. UNDER EHUD. Judges iii, 27. And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. UNDER GIDEON. Judges vi, 35. And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. Judges vii, 1-4, 6-8. Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of farod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. And the number of them that lapped,, assembly. For the people were BY COMMAND OF THE STATES' GENERAL. Judges xxi, 8-10. And they 59 UNDER THE KINGS. messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and 1 Sam. xi, 4-8. Then came the told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. And, behold, Sani came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What alleth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. And when he heard those tidings, and the spirit of God came upon Saul his anger was kindled greatly. And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on with one consent. And when he the people, and they came out numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hun dred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. are the numbers of the bands that 1 Chron. xii, 23-39. And these were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; And Zadok, a young man, mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. And of the children of Ephraim twenty thou sand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. And of the half tribe of Manasseh | eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred: and all their brethren were at their commandment. Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them. 1 Sam. xv, 4. 5. And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 1 Kin. xii. 21. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem. he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 1 Kin. xx, 13-15. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD. Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Ecen by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. Reuben, and the Gadites, and half | Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant man among the thirty, and over men, men able to bear buckler the thirty; and Jeremiah, and and sword, and to shoot with bow, Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josaand skilful in war, were four and bad the Gederathite, Eluzai, and forty thousand seven hundred and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shethreescore, that went out to the mariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite. Elkanahi, and Jesiah, and Azarcel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, And Jociah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. And of the Gad war. OTHER INSTANCES. Gen. xiv, 14. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. dren of Reuben, and the children Josh. iv, 12, 13. And the chilof Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses About forty spake unto them: thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. Judges ix, 4. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, where with Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. Judges xviii, 11. And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 1 Sam. xvii, 13, 14. And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. And David as the young est; and the three eldest followed Saul. 1 Sam. xxii, 2. And every one that was in distress and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 2 Sam. xv. 11. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 1 Chron. xii, 1-22. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, 1 Chron. v, 18. The sons of and Jehu the Antothite, And Ezer ites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might and men of war fit for the battle, that whose faces were like the faces of could handle shield and buckler, lions, and were as swift as the the first, Obadiab the second, roes upon the mountains; Eliab the third, Mishannah the fourth. Jeremiah the filth, Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh. Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made And them captains of the band. there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that And they were of Manasseh. helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. 2 Chron. xiii, 3. And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. STANDING ARMY. BEGUN BY SAUL. 1 Sam. xiii, 1, 2. Saul reigned one year, and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 1 Sam. xiv, 52. And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. ATTEMPED BY DAVID. 2 Sam. viii, 18. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. 2 Sam. xx, 23. Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites. 2 Sam. xxiv, 1-9. And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God ad unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundred-fold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. And they passed over Jorlan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Taltimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon, And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, | Uzziah had an host of fighting and of the Canaanites; and they men, that went out to war by went out to the south of Judah, bands, according to the number eren to Beer-sheba. So when of their account by the hand of they had gone through all the Jeiel the scribe and Manseiah the land, they came to Jerusalem at ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, the end of nine months and twenty one of the king's captains. The days. And Joab gave up the sum whole number of the chief of the of the number of the people unto fathers of the mighty men of the king: and there were in Israel valour were two thousand and eight hunt. I thousan 1 valiant six hundred. And under their men that drew the sword; and the hand was an army, three hundred men of Judah were five hundred thousand and seven thousand and thousand men. five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 1 Chron. xviii, 17. And Benalah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were chief about the king. 2 Chron. xvii, 13-19. And he [Jehoshaphat] had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thonsands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah. These 2 Chron. xxv, 5, 6. Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: an he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 2 Chron. xxvi, 11-13. Moreover FOREIGN ARMIES. Exod. xiv, 8, 9. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. Judges vii, 12. And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea-side for multitude. 1 Sam. xiii, 5. And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. 1 Sam. xvii, 21. For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 1 Kings xx, 1. 27. And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: but the Syrians filled the country. 2 Kings iii, 21. And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward and stood in the border. 2 Kings xxiii, 29. In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 2 Kings xxiv, 2. And the LORD sent against him bands of the |