1 Chronicles 21:1-5

Davids Military Census

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1} Satan^(a)^(A) stood up against Israel and incited David^(B) to count the people of Israel. ^{Tools
2} So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”^(C)

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3} Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply the number of His people a hundred times over!^(D) My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

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4} Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem. ^{Tools
5} Joab gave the total troop registration to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 swordsmen and in Judah itself 470,000 swordsmen.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Chronicles 21:1: Or An adversary; Jb 1:6; Zch 3:1-2

Cross references:

A. 1 Chronicles 21:1: Job 1:6; Zechariah 3:1-2

B. 1 Chronicles 21:1: 2 Samuel 24:1-10

C. 1 Chronicles 21:2: 1 Chronicles 27:23-24

D. 1 Chronicles 21:3: Deuteronomy 1:11