Joab gave the list of the people to the king. There were 800,000 men in Israel that could use the sword. And there were 500,000 men in Judah.
Numbers 1:44 - Easy To Read Version Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders of Israel counted these men. (There was one leader from each family group.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his father's house. American Standard Version (1901) These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house. Common English Bible These are the ones who were enlisted by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve chiefs of Israel, each from his own household. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds. |
Joab gave the list of the people to the king. There were 800,000 men in Israel that could use the sword. And there were 500,000 men in Judah.
The total number of men counted from Naphtali’s family group 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.
Many years before, in the Sinai desert, Moses and Aaron the priest counted the people of Israel. But all those people were dead. None of those people were still alive.