and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
We have here an account of the great solemnity of dedicating the altars, both that of burnt-offerings and that of incense; they had been sanctified before, when they were anointed (Lev 8:10, Lev 8:11), but now they were handselled, as it were, by the princes, with their free-will offerings.
Commenting on Numbers 7:10-89
On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer. See Num 1:8. . Numbers 7:19 num 7:19 num 7:19 num 7:19He offered for his offering one silver charger,.... See Gill on Num 7:13.
Num 7:12-88 All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Num 1:5-15, made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
Commenting on Numbers 7:12-88