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520 B
520 B
Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to the king
"Then Joab told the king the total number of men ready for battle"
in Israel
This refers to the northern tribes of Israel.
800,000 ... 500,000
"eight hundred thousand ... five hundred thousand" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)
who drew the sword
This metonym refers to the men who were ready to fight in the army. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
of Judah
This refers to the southern tribe of Judah.