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1 Chronicles 21:2

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

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ASV

And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

KJV

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יוֹאָב֙yo.'AvJoabH3097 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Rei[the] leaders ofH8269 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
לְכ֗וּle.KhugoH1980 →
סִפְרוּ֙sif.RucountH5608 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מִבְּאֵ֥רmi.be.'Erfrom BeerH884 →
שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'ShebaH884 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704 →
דָּ֑ןDanDanH1835 →
וְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uand bring [it]H935 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
וְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'Ahso let me knowH3045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.Ramnumber theirH4557 →

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1 Kings 3:8Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.1 Chronicles 27:23–24David 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.1 Samuel 3:20So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.2 Chronicles 30:5So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.2 Samuel 24:2–4So 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.”1 Kings 4:25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.Deuteronomy 8:13–17and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.2 Samuel 3:10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”2 Samuel 24:15So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.2 Corinthians 12:7or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.2 Samuel 17:11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.2 Samuel 24:2So 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.”2 Chronicles 32:25–26But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

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