Numbers 10:18

18 And (then) the sons of Reuben went forth by their companies and order, of which the prince was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

Numbers 10:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 10:18

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according
to their armies
Next proceeded the standard of Reuben, having under it the tribes of Simeon and Gad, ( Numbers 10:19 Numbers 10:20 ) ; as "Reuben" signifies, "behold the son", and he had the tabernacle borne before him and the holy things behind him, which way soever this camp looked, it had in view what was a type of Christ the Son of God, the object of faith, the ark.

and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur;
over which respective armies were the same captains as in ( Numbers 2:10 Numbers 2:12 Numbers 2:14 ) ;

Numbers 10:18 In-Context

16 In the lineage of (the sons of) Zebulun the prince was Eliab, the son of Helon.

17 And the tabernacle was taken down, which the sons of Gershon and Merari bare, and they went forth.

18 And (then) the sons of Reuben went forth by their companies and order, of which the prince was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

19 Forsooth in the lineage of the sons of Simeon the prince was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

20 Soothly in the lineage of (the sons of) Gad the prince was Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.