²⁰ And all Israel ^(A)from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.

¹⁰ to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, ^(A)from Dan to Beersheba.”

² So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army,^[a] who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, ^(A)from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.”