Numbers 1:2
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
Cross-references
Numbers 1:18 records the actual registration, carrying out the command given in verse 2.
Numbers 1:19 summarizes the census's completion, directly following the command in verse 2.
Numbers 1:44 gives the total count from the census, the outcome of the command in verse 2.
Numbers 26:2-4 repeats the census command for the new generation, mirroring the earlier instruction to Moses.
Numbers 26:63 records the completion of the second census, echoing the first census's result summary.
Numbers 26:64 contrasts the two censuses: none of the first generation except Caleb and Joshua remained.
Exodus 1:1-5 lists the sons of Israel who entered Egypt, the families whose descendants are now numbered.
Exodus 38:26 gives the total count (603,550) from the census commanded in Numbers 1:2 — the direct result.
2 Samuel 24:1-3 describes David's census, which contrasts with Moses' God-commanded census — David's was sinful.
1 Chronicles 21:1 attributes David's census to Satan's incitement, contrasting with the divine command in Numbers 1.
1 Chronicles 21:2 records David's command to number Israel, a direct parallel action but with opposite divine approval.
Exodus 30:12 adds a ransom requirement to the census — a half-shekel per person — not mentioned in Numbers 1:2.
1 Chronicles 27:24 reports David's census was incomplete, contrasting with the complete census in Numbers 1.
2 Chronicles 17:14 lists a later military census of the tribes, similar to the numbering here.
1 Chronicles 27:23 notes David stopped counting those under 20, similar to the age limit implied in Numbers 1 (20+).
1 Chronicles 23:24 records a later Levite census, echoing the same numbering practice.
Exodus 6:14-19 provides genealogical records of the tribes, the same families being counted here.