2 Samuel 24:9
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.
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- Num 1:44-46 : 44 These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family. 45 All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numbered according to their families. 46 And all those numbered totaled 603,550.
- 1 Chr 21:5-6 : 5 Joab 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. 6 Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.
- 1 Chr 27:23-24 : 23 David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.
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- 1 Chr 21:5-62 verses89%
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.
6Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.
- 1 Chr 12:23-253 verses80%
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.
25From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.
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17The men of Israel(not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.
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8When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000 strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000.
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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.
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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.
- 2 Sam 24:2-43 verses76%
2The king told Joab, the general in command of his army,“Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”
3Joab replied to the king,“May the LORD your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”
4But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.
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17Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.
- 2 Chr 17:14-152 verses75%
14These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,
15Jehochanan the commander led 280,000.
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4So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
- 2 Chr 17:17-182 verses75%
17From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,
18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.
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3Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors.
- 2 Chr 25:5-62 verses75%
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.
6He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver.
- 2 Chr 26:12-132 verses75%
12The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600.
13They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend the king against his enemies.
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9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.
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23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.
- Num 2:8-92 verses74%
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.
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18The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.
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10David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the LORD,“I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O LORD, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
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7The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day– 20,000 soldiers were killed.
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1The Death of Absalom David assembled the army that was with him. He appointed leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds.
- 1 Chr 21:2-32 verses74%
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.”
3Joab replied,“May the LORD make his army a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”
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37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.
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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.
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5The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.
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8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.
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30From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.
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46And all those numbered totaled 603,550.
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32Summary These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
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1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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15So Ahab assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000.
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17Solomon took a census of all the male resident foreigners in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all.
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8They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem.
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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.
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1Leaders of the Army What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men.
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9from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
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11All these were the sons of Jediael. There were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.
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13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.