2 Samuel 17:11
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11 But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beer-sheba, like the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person.
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Genesis 22:17
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17 I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,(A)
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Psalm 9:16
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16 The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah(A)
Judges 20:1
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The Other Tribes Attack Benjamin
20 Then all the Israelites came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled in one body before the Lord at Mizpah.(A)
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Joshua 11:4
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4 They came out, with all their troops, a great army, in number like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.(A)
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Psalm 7:15-16
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15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(A)
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.(B)
1 Kings 20:10
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10 Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will provide a handful for each of the people who follow me.”(A)
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1 Kings 4:20
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Magnificence of Solomon’s Rule
[[20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy.(A)
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2 Samuel 24:2
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2 So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army[a] who were with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and take a census of the people, so that I may know how many there are.”(A)
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- 24.2 Cn Compare 1 Chr 21.2 Gk: Heb to Joab the commander of the army
2 Samuel 12:28
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28 Now, then, gather the rest of the people together, encamp against the city, and take it, lest I myself take the city and it is called by my name.”
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Genesis 13:16
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16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.(A)
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