1 Chronicles 21:5

21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

1 Chronicles 29:25

29:25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.


tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”

tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”

tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”

tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”