He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
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- KJV And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- BSB And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
- NKJV When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- NASB He counted them in Bezek; and the sons of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah, thirty thousand.
- NLT When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah.
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- 2 Sam 24:9Joab gave up the sum of the counting of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
- Judg 1:4–5Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
- 2 Chr 17:12–19Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
- Judg 20:2The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.
- 1 Sam 13:15Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.
- 1 Sam 15:4Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
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