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So they had gone about through the whole land, and they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. And Joab gave (A)the total count of the [a]census of the people to the king; and there were in Israel (B)800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000 men.

10 Then (C)David’s heart struck him after he had counted the people. So David said to Yahweh, “(D)I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Yahweh, please [b]take away the iniquity of Your slave, for (E)I have acted very foolishly.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:9 Lit muster
  2. 2 Samuel 24:10 Lit cause to pass away