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約押說:「願耶和華使他的百姓比現在加增百倍。我主我王啊,他們不都是我主的僕人嗎?我主為何吩咐行這事,為何使以色列陷入罪裏呢?」 但王堅持他對約押的命令。約押就出去,來回走遍以色列,然後回到耶路撒冷 約押大衛報告百姓的總數:全以色列拿刀的有一百一十萬人;猶大拿刀的有四十七萬人。

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But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over.(A) 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?”

The king’s word, however, overruled Joab; so Joab left and went throughout Israel and then came back to Jerusalem. Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel(B) 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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And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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