And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Five. Some Latin editions have 50,000, (Calmet) which number is found in some manuscripts of Epiphanius. (Hudson's Josephus)
Hentenius has the same, and only remarks five manuscripts which had the greater number. See ver. 3. (Haydock)
We do not read of such a slaughter in any one battle. But Israel made no resistance, and God assisted the four hundred thousand. (Menochius)
Valiant. Protestants, "chosen. "See chap xiv. 13. (Haydock)
So many were either slain or wounded. (Du Hamel)
Protestants intimate all were "slain. "(Haydock)
