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The Armies of Israel: Before Going to War were Numbered and Reviewed

Source: TTT

2 Samuel 18:1, 2, 4 Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands. / He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.” / “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
1 Kings 10:15, 27 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.