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But the king’s word overruled Joab and the military commanders. So Joab and the commanders left the king’s presence to take a census of the Israelites. They crossed the Jordan River and began from Aroer and from[a] the town that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, then on to Jazer. They continued to Gilead and on to Kadesh in Hittite territory.[b] They came to Dan[c] and went around to Sidon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:5 LXX; MT camped in Aroer south of the city
  2. 2 Samuel 24:6 Hebrew uncertain; correction on to the area beneath Hermon
  3. 2 Samuel 24:6 LXXL; MT Dan-jaan

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