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1 Chronicles 21:5

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3 But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.

6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

7 This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.

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BSB
And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
KJV
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
WEB
Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew a sword; and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew a sword.
ASV
And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
DARBY
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. And all they of Israel were eleven hundred thousand men that drew sword; and of Judah, four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.
BLB
And Joab gave the account of the number of the people to David. And all Israel [had] a thousand thousands and a hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah [had] four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword.
ÅB
Og Joab oppgav for David det tall som var utkommet ved folkemønstringen. I hele Israel var det elleve hundre tusen mann som kunne dra sverd, og i Juda fire hundre og sytti tusen.
OTB
Joab ga tallet på folketellingen av hele folket til David.
Og hele Israel var 1 100 000 menn som dro sverd,
og Juda var 470 000 menn som dro sverd.
B1930
Og Joab opgav for David det tall som var utkommet ved folkemønstringen. I hele Israel var det elleve hundre tusen mann som kunde dra sverd, og i Juda fire hundre og sytti tusen.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:9

    And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.

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  • 1 Chronicles 27:23

    David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

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