ten princes Representing the nine and a half tribes west of the Jordan.

head of the house Each of them was prince of a fathers" house among the thousands of Israel. Comp. Judges 6:15; 1Sa 10:19; 1 Samuel 10:21. "They were thus persons of great weight of character and approved discretion, entitled by their position to demand an explanation, and less likely than younger men to have their judgments warped or compromised by the hasty impulses of passion."

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