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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.” 3 Joab replied, “ May the LORD multiply the number of His people a hundred times over! 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? ” 4 Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem. 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 . 6 But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him. 1 Chronicles 21:2-6, HCSB with Strong's. Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.
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