Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders of Israel counted these men. (There was one leader from each tribe.)
Many years before, in the desert of Sinai, Moses and Aaron the priest counted the Israelites. But all these people were dead. Not one of them was still alive,
The total number of men counted from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
They counted every man who was 20 years old or older and able to serve in the army. Each man was listed with his family.
Joab gave the list of the people to the king. There were 800,000 men in Israel who could use the sword. And there were 500,000 men in Judah.