2 Samuel 24:8-10

International Standard Version

⁸ After they had traveled throughout the entire land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and 20 days. ⁹ Joab reported the total number of men to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 men trained for war.^[a] In Judah there were 500,000.

Discipline for David’s Sin^(A)

¹⁰ Later, David’s conscience bothered^[b] him after he had numbered the army,^[c] so David told the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by what I did. But now I am asking you, please remove the guilt of your servant, since I have acted very foolishly.”