1 Chronicles 21:5

5 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 2 470,000 who drew the sword.

1 Chronicles 21:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 21:5

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

1 Chronicles 21:5 In-Context

3 But Joab said, "May the LORD add to his people a hundred times as many as they are! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord's servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should it be a cause of guilt for Israel?"
4 But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.
6 But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab.
7 But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

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