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# 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/translate/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/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# of Judah
This refers to the southern tribe of Judah.