And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.
Parallel translations
- WEB His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
- KJV And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
- BSB and his division numbers 74,600.
- NASB and his army, their numbered men: 74,600.
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Quick answer
Judah's army numbers 74,600. The strength of the leading tribe is recorded.
Overview
Judah's large total confirms its leading role at the head of the camp. The figure matches the census of chapter 1, showing the consistent ordering of the people. As the foremost tribe, Judah's prominence anticipates the supremacy of Christ, the Lion of Judah.
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