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2 Samuel 24:2

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.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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 Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvJoabH3097 →
שַׂר־sar-[the] commander ofH8269 →
הַחַ֣יִלha.Cha.yilthe armyH2428 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
אִתּ֗וֹ'i.To[was] with himH854 →
שֽׁוּט־shut-go aboutH7751 →
נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
שִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מִדָּן֙mi.Danfrom DanH1835 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704 →
בְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErBeerH884 →
שֶׁ֔בַעShe.va'ShebaH884 →
וּפִקְד֖וּu.fik.Duand enrollH6485 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.Tiand I will knowH3045 →
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
מִסְפַּ֥רmis.Par[the] number ofH4557 →
הָעָֽם׃ סha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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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.”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.Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;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.1 Chronicles 21:2So 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.”2 Samuel 8:16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;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.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 23:37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.2 Samuel 24:7They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.2 Samuel 2:13So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.Deuteronomy 8:13–14and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,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.

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