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1 Chronicles 21:2-5
New American Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 21:2-5
New American Standard Bible
2 So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “(A)Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me word so that I may know their number.” 3 But Joab said, “(B)May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?” 4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5 Then Joab gave the number of the census of the people to David. (C)Israel was 1,100,000 men in all who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 men who drew the sword.
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1 Chronicles 21:2-5
New International Version
1 Chronicles 21:2-5
New International Version
2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count(A) the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.”
3 But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over.(B) My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab; so Joab left and went throughout Israel and then came back to Jerusalem. 5 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel(C) there were one million one hundred thousand men who could handle a sword, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah.
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