


2 Samuel 24:2
Bible Versions
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
For the king {H4428} said {H559} to Joab {H3097} the captain {H8269} of the host {H2428}, which was with him, Go now through {H7751} all the tribes {H7626} of Israel {H3478}, from Dan {H1835} even to Beersheba {H884}, and number {H6485} ye the people {H5971}, that I may know {H3045} the number {H4557} of the people {H5971}.
The king said to Yo'av the commander of the army, who was with him, "Go systematically through all the tribes of Isra'el, from Dan to Be'er-Sheva; and take a census of the population; so that I can know how many people there are."
So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.
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