1 Chronicles 21:5
“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 that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In 2Sa 24:9 the numbers are different. The explanation there given is not so generally accepted as the supposition that…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
All they of Israel were a thousand thousand - Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand - In the parallel…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 21:1-6
Numbering the people, one would think, was no bad thing. Why should not the shepherd know the number of his flock? But…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
they of Israel Chron. gives Israel as 1,100,000 and Judah as 470,000; 2 Sam. gives Israel as 800,000 and Judah as…