These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe.
Joab reported to the king how many fighting men he had counted. In Israel there were 800,000 men who were able to handle a sword. In Judah there were 500,000.
The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
The men who were counted were able to serve in Israel’s army. All of them were 20 years old or more. They were counted family by family.
The men of Israel had been counted before in the Sinai Desert by Moses and Aaron the priest. But not one of them was among the men counted this time.