Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah.
1 Chronicles 21:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Joab gave the total troop registration to David. In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand armed men and in Judah itself four hundred and seventy thousand armed men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joab gave the total number of the people to David. And all of Israel were 1,100,000 who drew the sword, and of Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. American Standard Version (1901) And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. Common English Bible he reported to David the total number: there were 1,100,000 men available for military service in all Israel, while Judah alone had 470,000. Catholic Public Domain Version And he gave to David the number of those whom he had surveyed. And the entire number of Israel was found to be one million and one hundred thousand men who could draw the sword; but from Judah, there were four hundred and seventy thousand men of war. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he gave David the number of them, whom he had surveyed. And all the number of Israel was found to be eleven hundred thousand men that drew the sword: and of Juda four hundred and seventy thousand fighting men. |
Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah.
Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and travelled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.
David didn’t count the men aged twenty or under, for the Lord had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.