Numbers 2:12

12 And they that encamp next to him of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

Numbers 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:12

And those which pitch by him [shall be] the tribe of Simeon,
&c.] Under his standard, and on one side of it; Reuben and Simeon being brothers by the mother as well as the father's side, might well be thought to agree together; and Reuben being the eldest brother, and the eldest of all Jacob's sons, Simeon would not grudge to pitch under him:

and the captain of the children of Simeon [shall be] Shelumiel the son
of Zurishaddai;
of whom see ( Numbers 1:6 ) ( 7:36 ) .

Numbers 2:12 In-Context

10 the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben Elisur the son of Sediur.

11 His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

12 And they that encamp next to him of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

13 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

14 And they that encamp next to them the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.