Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
- BSB So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
- NKJV So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
- NASB Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
- NLT So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah.
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Cross-references · 3
- Josh 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
- 1 Sam 11:8He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- 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.
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