Armies: Who Were Exempt from Service In

The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it. …

Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.