Numbers 10:18

18 The standard of the camp of Re'uven set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elitzur the son of Shede'ur.

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 Over the host of the tribe of the children of Zevulun was Eli'av the son of Helon.

17 The tent was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tent, set forward.

18 The standard of the camp of Re'uven set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elitzur the son of Shede'ur.

19 Over the host of the tribe of the children of Shim`on was Shelumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai.

20 Over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Elyasaf the son of De`u'el.