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But the king made Joab and his officers obey his order; they left his presence and went out to count the people of Israel.

They crossed the Jordan and camped south of Aroer, the city in the middle of the valley, in the territory of Gad.[a] From there they went north to Jazer, and on to Gilead and to Kadesh, in Hittite territory.[b] Then they went to Dan, and from Dan they went[c] west to Sidon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:5 Probable text Aroer … Gad; Hebrew unclear.
  2. 2 Samuel 24:6 One ancient translation Kadesh, in Hittite territory; Hebrew to the land of Tahtim, Hodshi.
  3. 2 Samuel 24:6 Probable text and from Dan they went; Hebrew unclear.

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