{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T21:25:21.235Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Numbers","bookSlug":"numbers","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":36,"totalVerses":34},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Judah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And those that do pitch next unto him <i>shall be</i> the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Issachar."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, <i>were</i> fifty and four thousand and four hundred."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"<i>Then</i> the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Zebulun."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, <i>were</i> fifty and seven thousand and four hundred."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"All that were numbered in the camp of Judah <i>were</i> an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"On the south side <i>shall be</i> the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben <i>shall be</i> Elizur the son of Shedeur."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, <i>were</i> forty and six thousand and five hundred."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And those which pitch by him <i>shall be</i> the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon <i>shall be</i> Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> fifty and nine thousand and three hundred."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad <i>shall be</i> Eliasaph the son of Reuel."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben <i>were</i> an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"On the west side <i>shall be</i> the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim <i>shall be</i> Elishama the son of Ammihud."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> forty thousand and five hundred."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And by him <i>shall be</i> the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh <i>shall be</i> Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> thirty and two thousand and two hundred."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin <i>shall be</i> Abidan the son of Gideoni."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> thirty and five thousand and four hundred."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim <i>were</i> an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The standard of the camp of Dan <i>shall be</i> on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan <i>shall be</i> Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> threescore and two thousand and seven hundred."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And those that encamp by him <i>shall be</i> the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher <i>shall be</i> Pagiel the son of Ocran."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> forty and one thousand and five hundred."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali <i>shall be</i> Ahira the son of Enan."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, <i>were</i> fifty and three thousand and four hundred."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan <i>were</i> an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"These <i>are</i> those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts <i>were</i> six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers."}],"citation":{"inline":"Numbers 2 (KJV)","markdown":"[Numbers 2](https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/2 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}