Sāmǔĕrjìxià 24:2

2 Dàwèi jiù fēnfu gēnsuí tāde yuán shuaì Yuēyē shuō , nǐ qù zǒu biàn Yǐsèliè zhòng zhīpaì , cóng dàn zhídào Bièshìbā , shǔ diǎn bǎixìng , wǒ hǎo zhīdào tāmende shùmù .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 24:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 24:2

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was]
with him
Or who was with him, even Joab, who was now at court, and was a counsellor of David, as well as his general; or which army was with Joab, a standing army he had the command of:

go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba;
from the northern part of the land of Israel to the southern part of it, and this course was accordingly steered, ( 2 Samuel 24:6 2 Samuel 24:7 ) ;

and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people;
so that this appears to be done not through any urgent necessity, but merely out of curiosity, and to gratify the pride of his heart, and please himself with the thought of ruling such a numerous people, and brag of their numbers to other nations, and place his confidence therein; and no wonder it was displeasing to the Lord.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 24:2 In-Context

1 Yēhéhuá yòu xiàng Yǐsèliè rén fānù , jiù jīdòng Dàwèi , shǐ tā fēnfu rén qù shǔ diǎn Yǐsèliè rén hé Yóudà rén .

2 Dàwèi jiù fēnfu gēnsuí tāde yuán shuaì Yuēyē shuō , nǐ qù zǒu biàn Yǐsèliè zhòng zhīpaì , cóng dàn zhídào Bièshìbā , shǔ diǎn bǎixìng , wǒ hǎo zhīdào tāmende shùmù .

3 Yuē yē duì wáng shuō , wúlùn bǎixìng duōshào , yuàn Yēhéhuá nǐde shén zaì jiā zēng bǎi beì , shǐ wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng qīnyǎn dé jiàn . wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng hébì xǐyuè xíng zhè shì ne .

4 Dàn wáng de mìnglìng shēng guō Yuēyē hé zhòng jūnzhǎng . Yuēyē hé zhòng jūnzhǎng jiù cóng wáng miànqián chū qù , shǔ diǎn Yǐsèliè de bǎixìng .

5 Tāmen guō le Yuēdànhé , zaì Jiādé gǔ zhōng , chéng de yòubiān yà luó Ěr ān yíng , yǔ Yǎxiè xiāngduì ,