Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
Five of you will chase a hundred of them, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand of them. You will defeat your enemies,
Moses said to the people, “Some of your men must get ready to go to war against the Midianites. The Lord will use them to get even with Midian.
So 1,000 men from each tribe were supplied from the divisions of Israel—12,000 men ready for war.
The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men with you for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag and say, ‘We saved ourselves.’
Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Let’s go to the military post of these uncircumcised people. Maybe the Lord will act on our behalf. The Lord can win a victory with a few men as well as with many.”
