Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Multitude. We may suppose seven millions; though, if the calculation of Chronicles be more accurate, they were much more numerous. See 2 Kings xxiv. 9. (Haydock)