I’m assuming that they don’t do two thousand at once, He’d be dead well before that and they want to ensure they get their pound of flesh or two thousand lashes.
No doubt, some place, some liberal is saying the Christians did this during the crusades. After all, the crusades were only like what, 1991?
1291.
Apparently, one gets ones lashes in rations - a regular amount over a period of time.
One of the few advantages for women, in this situation, is that they are allowed to wear as many clothes as they like, during the lashings. Men usually have to bare their back.