Then God said to him, “I am the sovereign God. ¹  Be fruitful and multiply! A nation – even a company of nations – will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants! ² 

Those numbered in his division are 40,500.

Gaal again said, “Look, men are coming down from the very center ¹  of the land. A unit ²  is coming by way of the Oak Tree of the Diviners.” ³ 

We would share personal thoughts with each other; ¹  in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.

The man ¹  who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, ²  but whoever associates ³  with prostitutes wastes ⁴  his wealth. ⁵ 

Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. ¹  They ²  were at the tomb early this morning,

Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar,

and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon.

Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni.

Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,

and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

The one who wanders ¹  from the way of wisdom ²  will end up ³  in the company of the departed. ⁴ 

I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

The standard ¹  of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.

When they called out to the Danites, the Danites ¹  turned around and said to Micah, “Why have you gathered together?”