THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 24:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people to the king, and there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword: and of Juda five hundred thousand fighting men.
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן יוֹאָ֛ב אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר מִפְקַד־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתְּהִ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל שְׁמֹנֶה֩ מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶף אִֽישׁ־חַ֙יִל֙ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֔רֶב וְאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה חֲמֵשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Chr 27:23But David would not number them from twenty years old and under: because the lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.
- 1 Chr 27:24Joab the son of Sarvia began to number, but he finished not: because upon this there fell wrath upon Israel: and therefore the number of them that were numbered, was not registered in the chronicles of king David.
- 1 Chr 21:5And 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.
- 1 Chr 21:6But Levi and Benjamin he did not number: for Joab unwillingly executed the king's orders.
- Num 1:44These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.
- Num 1:46Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.