- eight hundred thousand:
- "And Joabª gaveª°¹ the sumª of the numberª of the peopleª unto¹ David.ª And all¹ [they of] Israelª were¹ a thousandª thousandª and an hundredª thousandª menª that drewª° sword:ª and Judahª [was] fourª hundredª threescore and tenª thousandª menª that drewª° sword.ª ... But Leviª and Benjaminª countedª° he not¹ amongª them: for¹ the king'sª wordª was abominableª° to¹ Joab.ª" {1Ch 21:5-6} + "But Davidª tookª° not¹ the numberª of them from twenty² years² oldª¹¹¹ and under:ª because¹ the LORDª had saidª° he would increaseª°¹ Israelª like to the starsª of the heavens.ª ... Joabª the sonª of Zeruiahª beganª° to number,ª° but he finishedª° not,¹ because there fell¹ wrathª for itª against¹ Israel;ª neither¹ was the numberª putª° in the accountª of the chroniclesªª of kingª David.ª" {1Ch 27:23-24}
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