Send to war a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.”
Five of you will chase a hundred men; a hundred of you will chase ten thousand men. You will defeat your enemies and kill them with your sword.
So Moses said to the people, “Get some men ready for war. The Lord will use them to pay back the Midianites.
So twelve thousand men got ready for war, a thousand men from each tribe.
Then the Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men to defeat the Midianites. I don’t want the Israelites to brag that they saved themselves.
Jonathan said to his officer who carried his armor, “Come. Let’s go to the camp of those men who are not circumcised. Maybe the Lord will help us. The Lord can give us victory if we have many people, or just a few.”