and told David how many people there were. In Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use a sword. And there were 470,000 men in Judah who could use a sword.
Judges 20:17 - Easy To Read Version All the family groups of Israel, except Benjamin, gathered together 400,000 fighting men. Those 400,000 men had swords. Each one was a trained soldier. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men of Israel, other than Benjamin, mustered 400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war. American Standard Version (1901) And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. Common English Bible Not counting Benjamin, the Israelites called up four hundred thousand men armed with swords, and every one of them was a trained warrior. Catholic Public Domain Version Then too, among the men of Israel apart from the sons of Benjamin, there were found four hundred thousand who drew the sword and who were prepared for battle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight. |
and told David how many people there were. In Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use a sword. And there were 470,000 men in Judah who could use a sword.
There were also 700 trained soldiers that were trained to fight with their left hand [170] . Each one of them could use a sling [171] with great skill. They all could use a sling to throw a stone at a hair and not miss!
The people of Israel went up to the city of Bethel. At Bethel they asked God, “Which family group will be first to attack the family group of Benjamin?”
The leaders of all the family groups of Israel were there. They took their places in the public meeting of God’s people. There were 400,000 soldiers with swords in that place.
Saul gathered the men together at Bezek. There were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah.
Saul gathered the army together at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 other men. That includes the men from Judah.