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How many warriors had Israel and Judah?
“And there were in Israel eight hundred thousand [800,000] valiant men that drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand [500,000] men” (2 Sam. xxiv, 9).
“And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand [1,100,000] men that drew sword; and Judah was four hundred three score and ten thousand [470,000] men” (1 Chron. xxi, 5).
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Was David to suffer three or seven years of famine?
“So Gad came to David and said unto him: Thus saith the Lord, choose thee either three years of famine, or three months to be destroyed before thy foes” (1 Chron. xxi, 11, 12).
“So Gad came to David and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies?” (2 Sam. xxiv, 13).