This exaggeration means that there were more soldiers than a person could easily count. Alternate translation: "Many soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
These are people from Libya, Sukki, and Ethiopia. The location of Sukki is uncertain, but it may be a region in Libya. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])