1
And the devil stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
2
And king David said to Joab and to the captains of the forces, Go, number Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, and bring me , and I shall know their number.
3
And Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, a hundred-fold as many as they , and the eyes of my lord the king see : all the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? , lest it become a sin to Israel.
4
Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab went out and passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5
And Joab gave the number of the mustering of the people to David: and all Israel was a million and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and the sons of Juda four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.