2 Samuel 24:9

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joab	יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
up	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sum	מִסְפַּ֥ר mis.Par	H4557	a number · noun, common masculine singular construct
number	מִפְקַד mif.kad-	H4662	an appointment · noun, common masculine singular construct
people	הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
eight	שְׁמֹנֶה֩ she.mo.Neh	H8083	a cardinal number · noun, common both genders singular absolute
hundred	מֵא֨וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֤לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
valiant	חַ֙יִל֙ cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
men	אִֽישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
drew	שֹׁ֣לֵֽף Sho.lef	H8025	to pull out · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
sword	חֶ֔רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	וְאִ֣ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
five	חֲמֵשׁ cha.mesh-	H2568	five · noun, common both genders singular construct
hundred	מֵא֥וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular construct
men	אִֽישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 21:5-6 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men th…
1 Chronicles 27:23-24 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars…
Numbers 1:44-46 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…

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 24:9

Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king--The amount here stated, compared with Ch1 21:5, gives a difference of three hundred thousand. The discrepancy is only apparent, and admits of an easy reconciliation; thus (see Ch1 27:1-15), there were twelve divisions of generals, who commanded monthly, and whose duty was to keep guard on the royal person, each having a body of troops consisting of twenty-four thousand men, which, together, formed an army of two hundred eighty-eight thousand; and as a separate detachment of twelve thousand was attendant on the twelve princes of the twelve tribes mentioned in the same chapter, so both are equal to three hundred thousand. These we…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 24:9

In Israel eight hundred thousand - the men of Judah were five hundred thousand - In the parallel place, Ch1 21:5, the sums are widely different: in Israel one million one hundred thousand, in Judah four hundred and seventy thousand. Neither of these sums is too great, but they cannot be both correct; and which is the true number is difficult to say. The former seems the most likely; but more corruptions have taken place in the numbers of the historical books of the Old Testament, than in any other part of the sacred records. To attempt to reconcile them in every part is lost labor; better at once acknowledge what cannot be successfully denied, that although the original writers of the Old Te…

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John Gill on 2 Samuel 24:9

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king,.... Having collected from the several captains employed in this work their several particular numbers, he put them together, and gave in the sum total to David: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; though many of them might be under the age of twenty, yet being robust and tall, and fit to bear arms, though but sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen years of age, were mustered, contrary to the law; which, according to Cornelius Bertram (z) was David's sin, see 1 Chronicles 27:23. In 1 Chronicles 21:5, they are said to be a million and an hundred thousand, which is three hundred…

Dictionary and topics

Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Census — There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. (1.) In the fourth month after the Exodus, when the people were encamped at Sinai. The number of men from twenty years old…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Temptation — (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their…
Armies · E — E
Census · .By David — .By David
Joab · . — .
Judah · .At Bezek — .At Bezek
Sword, The · Was used: By the Jews — Was used: By the Jews

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 24:9

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 24:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 24:9

John Gill on 2 Samuel 24:9

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2 Samuel 24:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 24:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 24:9

John Gill on 2 Samuel 24:9

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 24:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 24:9

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