2 Samuel 24:9-11

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⁹Joab reported the total number of men to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 men trained for war.^[a] In Judah there were 500,000.

Discipline for David’s Sin^(A)

¹⁰Later, David’s conscience bothered^[b] him after he had numbered the army,^[c] so David told the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by what I did. But now I am asking you, please remove the guilt of your servant, since I have acted very foolishly.”

¹¹Before David arose the next morning, this message from the Lord came to Gad, David’s seer:

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2 Samuel 24:9 Lit. men in wielding a sword
2 Samuel 24:10 Lit. David’s heart struck
2 Samuel 24:10 Lit. people

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Discipline for David’s Sin(A)

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2 Samuel 24:9-11

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Discipline for David’s Sin^(A)