Numbers 2:7

7 "Then [will be] the tribe of Zebulun. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.

Numbers 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:7

[Then] the tribe of Zebulun
He pitched next; though the order of their encampment was not, as it may seem, first Judah, after him Issachar, and below him Zebulun; for Judah lay between these two, the one before him, and the other behind him; and it was Issachar that was behind, and Zebulun before, as Aben Ezra observes; they were pitched on each side of the standard of Judah, one on one side, and the other on the other side:

and Eliab, the son of Helon, [shall be], captain of the children of
Zebulun;
see ( Numbers 1:9 ) ( 7:24 ) ; each tribe had its own captain; nor does it appear that there was a general over those captains, that had the command of the camp, consisting of three tribes, but Moses was the generalissimo of all the camps.

Numbers 2:7 In-Context

5 "Next to them will be the tribe of Issachar. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar.

6 The total number of men in his army is 54,400.

7 "Then [will be] the tribe of Zebulun. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.

8 The total number of men in his army is 57,400.

9 "The grand total of all the troops in Judah's camp is 186,400. They will be the first group to move out.