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1 Chronicles 21:2-4
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2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army,[a] “Go, count the number of warriors[b] from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.”[c] 3 Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army[d] a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”[e]

4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections.[f] So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:2 tn Or “people.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:2 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
  3. 1 Chronicles 21:2 tn Heb “their number.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 21:3 tn Or “people.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 21:3 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.
  6. 1 Chronicles 21:4 tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”
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