# the king's word was enforced against Joab

"the command of the king prevailed despite Joab's objections"

# So Joab left and went throughout all Israel

It may be helpful to add the words "to count the people" to make the meaning clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# 1,100,000 men

"one million, one hundred thousand men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# men who drew the sword

The soldiers in Israel are described by the action of pulling out a sword to fight with it. AT: "men who were prepared to serve as soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# 470,000 soldiers

"four hundred seventy thousand soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])