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rereward the rear guard of an army
Isaiah 52:12 — "the God of Israel will be your rereward" — he goes behind as well as ahead. The modern word is rearguard.
Means: the rear guard of an armyIn the KJV: 6 timesNo longer in ordinary English
The word behind it
Where it appears
All 6 verses.
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Common questions
What does "rereward" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version rereward means the rear guard of an army. Isaiah 52:12 — "the God of Israel will be your rereward" — he goes behind as well as ahead. The modern word is rearguard.
How many times does "rereward" appear in the King James Version?
6 times.
What Hebrew word is behind "rereward"?
Most often אָסַף (ʼâçaph), Strong's H622, meaning to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.).
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