11Then Satanstood up againstIsrael and movedDavid to numberIsrael.
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So Davidsaid to Joab and to the princes of the people, "2Go, numberIsrael from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their number."
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Joabsaid, "3May 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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Nevertheless, the king'swordprevailedagainstJoab. Therefore, Joabdeparted and went throughout allIsrael, and came to Jerusalem.
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Joabgave the number of the census of all the people to David. And 4allIsrael were 1,100,000***men who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000***men who drew the sword.
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5But he did not numberLevi and Benjaminamong them, for the king'scommand was abhorrent to Joab.
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God was displeased* with thisthing, so He struckIsrael.
Excepting the three last verses, is contained in 2Sa 24:1-25 with some few variations, which are there observed; see the notes there. 18894-950102-2025-1Ch21.2