2 Samuel 24:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Ioab delyuered vnto ye kynge the summe of the people that was nombred. And in Israel there were eight C. thousande stronge men, that drue out the swerde: and in Iuda fyue hundreth thousande men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ioab deliuered the nomber and summe of the people vnto the King: and there were in Israel eight hundreth thousande strong men that drewe swordes, and the men of Iudah were fiue hundreth thousand men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ioab deliuered the number and summe of the people vnto the king, and there were in Israel eyght hundred thousand men of might that drewe swordes: and the men of Iuda were fiue hundred thousand men.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Joab giveth the account of the inspection of the people unto the king, and Israel is eight hundred thousand men of valour, drawing sword, and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Joab gave the king the number of all the people: there were in Israel eight hundred thousand fighting men able to take up arms; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 1:44-46 : 44 These were the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron counted, along with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each the head of his ancestral house. 45 So all the Israelites who were twenty years old or older and able to serve in the army were counted according to their ancestral houses. 46 The total number of those counted was 603,550.
  • 1 Chr 21:5-6 : 5 Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. 6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
  • 1 Chr 27:23-24 : 23 David did not take a count of those twenty years old and younger, because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. Wrath came on Israel because of this census, and the number was not recorded in the chronicles of King David.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 21:5-6
    2 verses
    89%

    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

    6But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

  • 1 Chr 12:23-25
    3 verses
    80%

    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

    24From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.

    25From the tribe of Simeon: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 20:17
    80%

    17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    79%

    8When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.

  • Judg 20:2
    79%

    2The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

  • 2 Chr 14:8
    78%

    8Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

  • 2 Sam 24:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and enroll the people, so that I may know how many there are."

    3But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God multiply the people a hundredfold while the eyes of my lord the king still see it. But why does my lord the king want to do this thing?"

    4Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 13:17
    76%

    17Abijah and his army inflicted a severe defeat on them, and five hundred thousand of Israel’s chosen men were killed.

  • 2 Chr 17:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14Here is the count of their enrollment by their families: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor.

    15Next to him was Jehohanan, the commander, with 280,000 men.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
    75%

    4Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 17:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields.

    18Next to him was Jehozabad, with 180,000 armed men prepared for battle.

  • 2 Chr 13:3
    75%

    3Abijah went into battle with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged against him eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty warriors.

  • 2 Chr 25:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5Amaziah gathered the men of Judah and organized them by their family leaders, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those who were twenty years old or more, and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for battle, able to handle spear and shield.

    6He also hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

  • 2 Chr 26:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12The total number of family leaders in charge of the fighting men was 2,600.

    13Under their command was an army of 307,500 men who could make war with great power to support the king against his enemies.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    74%

    9Their family records and registrations listed them as the heads of their ancestral families, mighty warriors totaling twenty thousand two hundred.

  • Num 2:23
    74%

    23The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • Num 2:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8The army of his division numbers 57,400.

    9All those counted in the camp of Judah, by divisions, total 186,400. They are to set out first.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    74%

    18The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shields and swords, drew bows, and were trained for war. They numbered 44,760 men ready for battle.

  • 2 Sam 24:10
    74%

    10David's heart was troubled after he had numbered the people. He said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, please take away the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    74%

    7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
    74%

    1David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

  • 1 Chr 21:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number."

    3But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His people a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of yours? Why does my lord require this? Why should it bring guilt upon Israel?"

  • 1 Chr 12:37
    74%

    37From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 20:15
    74%

    15On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.

  • 2 Sam 8:5
    73%

    5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    73%

    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Chr 12:30
    73%

    30From the sons of Benjamin, Saul's relatives, there were 3,000 men, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul's house until that time.

  • Num 1:46
    73%

    46The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • Num 2:32
    73%

    32These are the Israelites counted according to their families and ancestral houses. The total number in the camps, by divisions, is 603,550.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    73%

    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    73%

    15So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.

  • 2 Chr 2:17
    73%

    17He assigned seventy thousand of them as burden-bearers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as supervisors to oversee the work.

  • 2 Sam 24:8
    73%

    8After traveling through the entire land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    72%

    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 27:1
    72%

    1The sons of Israel were counted by their numbers, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions, those who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.

  • Ezra 8:9
    72%

    9Of the descendants of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 males.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
    72%

    11All the sons of Jediael, counted among the heads of their ancestral families and mighty warriors prepared for battle, totaled seventeen thousand two hundred.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
    71%

    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.