- a thousand:
- The Syriac has 800,000 as in the parallel passage of Samuel. "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" {1Ch 27:23} + "And Joabª gave upª°¹ the sumª of the numberª of the peopleª unto¹ the king:ª and there were¹ in Israelª eightª hundredª thousandª valiantª menª°² that drewª° the sword;ª and the menª of Judahª [were] fiveª hundredª thousandª men.ª" {2Sm 24:9}
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