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Troop, Band
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
These words are employed to represent the Hebrew word gedud, which has invariably the sense of an irregular force, gathered with the object of marauding and plunder.
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
TROOP, BAND, often means a small body of marauders, as in Gen 49:19; 2 Sam 22:30; Jer 18:22; Mic 5:1.