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1 Chronicles 21:2-4
New International Version - UK
1 Chronicles 21:2-4
New International Version - UK
2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, ‘Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.’
3 But Joab replied, ‘May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?’
4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab; so Joab left and went throughout Israel and then came back to Jerusalem.
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