2 Samuel 24:7-9

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⁷ Then they went south to Tyre, a strong city with walls around it. They went to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they arrived at Beersheba in the south part of Judah.

⁸ In that way, they travelled through the whole country. After nine months and 20 days they returned to Jerusalem.

⁹ Joab reported to the king about the number of soldiers who could fight. There were 800,000 men in Israel who could use a sword to fight. There were also 500,000 soldiers in Judah.