Numbers 26:7 presents the census results for Reuben from the same second census commanded here. Direct narrative progression from command to outcome.

Numbers 25:9 records the 24,000 who died in the plague, the event that immediately precedes the census command here. Sequential narrative link.

Numbers 1:19 records the first census commanded by God; this verse begins the second census, following the same pattern of divine command.

Numbers 1:21 gives the first census count for Reuben; this verse introduces the second census, allowing comparison of tribal numbers over time.