1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up Davidagainst them, saying, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah."
2 So the king said to Joabthe commander of his army, who was with him,24:2 LXX to Joab and the army commanders with him"Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Danto Beershebaand register the troops, so that I may know their number."
3 But Joabreplied to the king, "May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?"
4 Nevertheless , the king’s word prevailed against Joaband against the commanders of the army. So Joaband the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to register the troops of Israel.
5 They crossed the Jordanand camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer. 6 Then they went to Gileadand the land of Tahtim-hodshi,24:6 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts to Gilead and to the land of the Hittitesand on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7 They went toward the fortress of Tyreand all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negevof Judah,24:7 Or to the south of Judahto Beersheba.
8 At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And Joabreported 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.
Judgment for David’s Sin
10 After Davidhad numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
11 When Davidgot up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gadthe prophet, David’s seer: 12 "Go and tell Davidthat this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’"
13 So Gadwent and said to David, "Do you choose to endure three24:13 LXX (see also 1 Chronicles 21:12); Hebrew sevenyears of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me."
14 Davidanswered Gad, "I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men."
A Plague on Israel
15 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Danto Beershebadied.24:15 Literally and of the people from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men died
16 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now!" At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah24:16 Araunah is a variant of Ornan; see 1 Chronicles 21:15 and 2 Chronicles 3:1.the Jebusite.
17 When Davidsaw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "Surely I, the shepherd,24:17 DSS and LXX; MT does not include the shepherd.have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house."
David Builds an Altar
18 And that day Gadcame to Davidand said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunahthe Jebusite." 19 So Davidwent up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
20 When Araunahlooked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king. 21 "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" Araunahsaid.
"To buy your threshing floor," Davidreplied, "that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted."
22 Araunahsaid to David, "May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. 23 O king, Araunahgives all these to the king." He also said to the king, "May the LORD your God accept you."
24 "No," replied the king, "I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing."
So Davidbought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekelsof silver.24:24 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.25 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
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David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
Aroer was a city by the Arnon River, where the territory given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad began, extending to half the hill country of Gilead, with its towns (Deuteronomy 3:12).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Sidon is the city from which the borders of Canaan reached; Jesus said Tyre and Sidon would have repented if the miracles performed in Chorazin and Bethsaida had occurred in them (Matthew 11:21).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
The Negeb is the southernmost region of Judah, toward which Abram went and where Isaac lived. Kabzeel, Eder and Jagur were located there, toward the boundary of Edom (Joshua 15:21).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).