2 Samuel 24:1-2

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David Counts His Army^(A)

24 The ·Lord was angry with [^Langer of the Lord burned against; ^Ccompare 1 Chr. 21:1] Israel again, and he ·caused [incited] David to turn against the Israelites. He said, “Go, ·count [number; take a census of] the people of Israel and Judah.”

² So King David said to Joab, the commander of the army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba [^Cthe far north and south of Israel], and ·count [take a census of; register; number] the people. Then I will know how many there are.”