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2 Samuel 24:2-4
New King James Version
2 Samuel 24:2-4
New King James Version
2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, (A)from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that (B)I may know the number of the people.”
3 And Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God (C)add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?” 4 Nevertheless the king’s word [a]prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Therefore Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.
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2 Samuel 24:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 24:2-4
New International Version
2 So the king said to Joab(A) and the army commanders[a] with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba(B) and enroll(C) the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”
3 But Joab(D) replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over,(E) and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 24:2 Septuagint (see also verse 4 and 1 Chron. 21:2); Hebrew Joab the army commander
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