Tho' the war itself, which admits not of plurality of governors, naturally devolves the command into the king's sole authority.
Sect.109.And thus in Israel itself, the chief business of their judges, and first kings, seems to have been to be captains in war, and leaders of their armies; which (besides what is signified by going out and in before the people, which was, to march forth to war, and home again in the heads of their forces) appears plainly in the story of lephtha.

The Ammonites making war upon Israel, the Gileadites in fear send to lephtha, a bastard of their family whom they had cast off, and article with him, if he will assist them against the Ammonites, to make him their ruler; which they do in these words, And the people made him head and captain over them, Judg.

xi, ii.

which was, as it seems, all one as to be judge.

And he judged Israel, judg.xii.7.that is, was their captain-general six years.