2 Samuel 24:1

The Census Taken

1 1Now 2again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "3Go, number Israel and Judah."

2 Samuel 24:1 In-Context

1 Now again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."
2 The king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and register the people, that I may know the number of the people."
3 But Joab said to the king, "Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"
4 Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to register the people of Israel.
5 They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad and toward Jazer.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 21:1
  • 2. 2 Samuel 21:1, 2
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 27:23, 24
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