Officers — The standing militia of Israel as it was settled under their several officers. Of courses — In all the business wherein the king had occasion for these persons who were to attend him by turns. Came in, &c. — who being armed and mustered, and to wait upon the king, at Jerusalem or other places, as the king should see fit. By this order near three hundred thousand of his people were instructed and exercised in the use of their arms, and fitted for the defence of their king and kingdom when it should be needful, and in the mean time sufficient provision was made against any sudden tumults or irruptions of enemies. And this monthly course was contrived that the burden of it might be easy and equally distributed among the people.

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