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2 Samuel 24:1-2
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2 Samuel 24:1-2
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David's Census
24 (A)(B)Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, (C)“Go, number Israel and Judah.” 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army,[a] who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, (D)from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.”
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- 2 Samuel 24:2 Septuagint to Joab and the commanders of the army
2 Samuel 24:1-2
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2 Samuel 24:1-2
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David Enrolls the Fighting Men(A)
24 Again(B) the anger of the Lord burned against Israel,(C) and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of(D) Israel and Judah.”
2 So the king said to Joab(E) and the army commanders[a] with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba(F) and enroll(G) the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”
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- 2 Samuel 24:2 Septuagint (see also verse 4 and 1 Chron. 21:2); Hebrew Joab the army commander
2 Samuel 24:9
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2 Samuel 24:9
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9 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men (A)who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.
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2 Samuel 24:9
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2 Samuel 24:9
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9 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.(A)
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