2 Samuel 24:3-5

EasyEnglish Bible

³ But Joab said to the king, ‘I pray that the Lord your God will make your army bigger and bigger. May it grow 100 times while you are alive to see it! But, my lord the king, why do you want to do this?’

⁴ But Joab and his officers had to obey the king's command. So Joab and the officers of the army went out to count the number of people in Israel.

⁵ They crossed the Jordan River. They made their first camp in a valley, on the south side of Aroer. Then they went through Gad's land and they reached Jazer.