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Joab reported to David about the number of soldiers who could fight. There were 1,100,000 men in all Israel who could fight with swords. There were 470,000 men in Judah who could fight with swords.

But the king's command had seemed disgusting to Joab. So he did not count the men from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin. God was also angry because David had done this thing. So he decided to punish Israel.

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