And Joab gave (A)the number of the census of the people to the king: in Israel there were (B)eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

10 Now (C)David’s heart [a]troubled him after he had counted the people. So David said to the Lord, “(D)I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, Lord, please [b]overlook the guilt of Your servant, for (E)I have acted very foolishly.” 11 When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord came to (F)Gad the prophet, David’s (G)seer, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:10 Lit struck
  2. 2 Samuel 24:10 Lit allow to pass

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