2 Samuel 24:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ Having traveled throughout the entire country, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. ⁹ Joab then reported to the king the number of those who had been recorded in the census. In Israel there were eight hundred thousand men who were fit for military service, and in Judah there were five hundred thousand.^[a]

¹⁰ The Pestilence. However, after the census had been taken, David was stricken with remorse, and he said to the Lord: “I have committed a grievous sin in what I have done. I beseech you, Lord, to forgive the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”