1 Chronicles 27:23-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.(A) 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census,(B) and the number was not entered in the Historical Record[a] of King David.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:24 LXX; MT reads Number
1 Chronicles 27:23-24
New International Version
23 David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less,(A) because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars(B) in the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering,(C) and the number was not entered in the book[a] of the annals of King David.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 27:24 Septuagint; Hebrew number
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