“And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.”
The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts in abundance; and their camels were without number, like the sand on the seashore. — The description of enemy forces employs hyperbolic imagery: 'like locusts in abundance... like the sand on the seashore'. The overwhelming numbers emphasize the miracle implicit in God's promise of victory through 300 soldiers.
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