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2 Samuel 24:1-3
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 24:1-3
Common English Bible
David’s census
24 The Lord burned with anger against Israel again, and he incited David against them: Go and count the people of Israel and Judah.
2 So the king said to Joab and the military commanders[a] who were with him, “Go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and take a census of the people so I know how many people there are.”
3 Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God increase the number of people a hundred times while the eyes of my master the king can still see it! But why does my master the king want to do this?”
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- 2 Samuel 24:2 LXX and 2 Sam 24:4; MT commander
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