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So Davidsaid to Joab and to the princes of the people, "Go, numberIsrael from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their number."
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Joabsaid, "May the LORDadd to His people a hundredtimes as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord'sservants? Why does my lordseekthisthing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?"
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Joabgave the number of the census of all the people to David. And allIsrael were 1,100,000***men who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000***men who drew the sword.
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Davidsaid to God, "I have sinnedgreatly, in that I have donethisthing. But now, pleasetakeaway the iniquity of Your servant, for I have doneveryfoolishly."
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eitherthreeyears of famine, or threemonths to be sweptawaybefore* your foes, while the sword of your enemiesovertakes you, or else threedays of the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORDdestroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' Now, therefore, considerwhatanswer I shall return to Him who sent me."
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Davidsaid to Gad, "I am in greatdistress; please let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are verygreat. But do not let me fall into the hand of man."
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And Godsent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the LORDsaw and was sorryover the calamity, and said to the destroyingangel, "It is enough; nowrelax your hand." And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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Then Davidlifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORDstandingbetweenearth and heaven, with his drawnsword in his handstretched out overJerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.
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Davidsaid to God, "Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and doneverywickedly, but thesesheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father'shousehold, but not against Your people that they should be plagued."
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Then the angel of the LORDcommandedGad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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As Davidcame to Ornan, Ornanlooked and sawDavid, and went out from the threshingfloor and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground.
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Then Davidsaid to Ornan, "Give me the site of this threshingfloor, that I may build on it an altar to the LORD; for the fullprice you shall give it to me, that the plague may be restrained from the people."
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Ornansaid to David, "Take it for yourself; and let my lord the kingdowhat is good in his sight. See, I will give the oxen for burntofferings and the threshingsledges for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all."
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But KingDavidsaid to Ornan, "No, but I will surelybuy it for the fullprice; for I will not takewhat is yours for the LORD, or offer a burntofferingwhichcosts me nothing."
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So DavidgaveOrnan600*shekels of gold by weight for the site.
b'h'z yel.qiv ~w{q'M;B !'n.r'a.l dyiw'D !eTiY;w ? tw{aem vev l'q.vim
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Then Davidbuilt an altar to the LORDthere and offeredburntofferings and peaceofferings. And he called to the LORD and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burntoffering.