1 Samuel 11:8

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When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000 strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000.

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  • Judg 1:4-5 : 4 The men of Judah attacked, and the LORD handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They killed ten thousand men at Bezek. 5 They met Adoni-Bezek at Bezek and fought him. They defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites.
  • 2 Sam 24:9 : 9 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.
  • 2 Chr 17:12-19 : 12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. 13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem. 14 These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors, 15 Jehochanan the commander led 280,000. 16 and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the LORD, led 200,000 skilled warriors. 17 From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, 18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors. 19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
  • Judg 20:2 : 2 The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.
  • 1 Sam 13:15 : 15 Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.
  • 1 Sam 15:4 : 4 So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

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  • Judg 1:4-5
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    4The men of Judah attacked, and the LORD handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They killed ten thousand men at Bezek.

    5They met Adoni-Bezek at Bezek and fought him. They defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    79%

    9Joab 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.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    77%

    5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
    77%

    4So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 14:8
    76%

    8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

  • Num 2:8-9
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    76%

    8Those numbered in his division are 57,400.

    9All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.

  • Judg 20:17
    76%

    17The men of Israel(not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.

  • 1 Chr 12:23-24
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    23Support for David in Hebron The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the LORD’s decree:

    24From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.

  • Judg 20:15
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    15That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.

  • 2 Chr 17:14
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    14These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

  • Judg 8:10
    74%

    10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their armies. There were about fifteen thousand survivors from the army of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand sword-wielding soldiers had been killed.

  • Num 1:27
    74%

    27Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    74%

    15So Ahab assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000.

  • Num 31:33
    74%

    3372,000 cattle,

  • Num 2:23
    73%

    23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    73%

    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
    73%

    11All these were the sons of Jediael. There were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    73%

    9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

  • 1 Sam 13:2
    73%

    2Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

  • Neh 7:29-30
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    73%

    29the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

    30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

  • Num 31:36
    73%

    36The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;

  • 2 Chr 13:3
    73%

    3Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors.

  • Ezra 2:17
    73%

    17the descendants of Bezai: 323;

  • Judg 20:2
    73%

    2The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

  • Num 26:51
    73%

    51Total Number and Division of the Land These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.

  • Neh 7:23
    73%

    23the descendants of Bezai, 324;

  • Judg 20:10
    73%

    10We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel(and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army. When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel.”

  • 2 Sam 6:1
    72%

    1David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David again assembled all the best men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

  • 1 Chr 7:5-6
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    72%

    5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.

    6Benjamin’s Descendants The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael– three in all.

  • Num 1:31
    72%

    31Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

  • 1 Sam 13:15
    72%

    15Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

  • 2 Chr 26:13
    72%

    13They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend the king against his enemies.

  • 2 Chr 25:5
    72%

    5Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields.

  • Ezra 8:5
    72%

    5from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

  • 2 Sam 18:1
    72%

    1The Death of Absalom David assembled the army that was with him. He appointed leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds.

  • 1 Chr 12:30-31
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    71%

    30From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.

    31From the half-tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.

  • 1 Chr 21:2
    71%

    2David told Joab and the leaders of the army,“Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.”

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    71%

    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • Num 1:46
    71%

    46And all those numbered totaled 603,550.

  • 2 Chr 17:18
    71%

    18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.

  • Num 1:37
    71%

    37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

  • Num 2:21
    71%

    21Those numbered in his division are 32,200.

  • Num 2:32
    71%

    32Summary These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

  • Judg 21:9
    71%

    9When they took roll call, they noticed none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.