1 Once again the anger of the Lordburned against Israel, and he caused Davidto harm them by taking a census. "Go and count the people of Israel and Judah," the Lordtold him.
2 So the king said to Joaband the commanders24:2 As in Greek version (see also 24:4 and 1 Chr 21:2); Hebrew reads Joab the commander.of the army, "Take a census of all the tribes of Israel—from Danin the north to Beershebain the south—so I may know how many people there are."
3 But Joabreplied to the king, "May the Lordyour God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?"
4 But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joaband the commanders of the army went out to count the people of Israel. 5 First they crossed the Jordanand camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer, 6 then to Gileadin the land of Tahtim-hodshi24:6 Greek version reads to Gilead and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites.and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7 Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah24:7 Or they went to the Negev of Judah.as far as Beersheba.
8 Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem. 9 Joabreported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah.
Judgment for David’s Sin
10 But after he had taken the census, David’s conscience began to bother him. And he said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, Lord, for doing this foolish thing."
11 The next morning the word of the Lordcame to the prophet Gad, who was David’s seer. This was the message: 12 "Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lordsays: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’"
13 So Gadcame to Davidand asked him, "Will you choose three24:13 As in Greek version (see also 1 Chr 21:12); Hebrew reads seven.years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the Lordwho sent me."
14 "I’m in a desperate situation!" Davidreplied to Gad. "But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands."
15 So the Lordsent a plague upon Israel that morning, and it lasted for three days.24:15 Hebrew for the designated time.A total of 70,000 people died throughout the nation, from Danin the north to Beershebain the south. 16 But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lordrelented and said to the death angel, "Stop! That is enough!" At that moment the angel of the Lordwas by the threshing floor of Araunahthe Jebusite.
17 When Davidsaw the angel, he said to the Lord, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family."
David Builds an Altar
18 That day Gadcame to Davidand said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the Lordon the threshing floor of Araunahthe Jebusite."
19 So Davidwent up to do what the Lordhad commanded him. 20 When Araunahsaw the king and his men coming toward him, he came and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. 21 "Why have you come, my lord the king?" Araunahasked.
Davidreplied, "I have come to buy your threshing floor and to build an altar to the Lordthere, so that he will stop the plague."
22 "Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish," Araunahsaid to David. "Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and you can use the threshing boards and ox yokes for wood to build a fire on the altar. 23 I will give it all to you, Your Majesty, and may the Lordyour God accept your sacrifice."
24 But the king replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the Lordmy God that have cost me nothing." So Davidpaid him fifty pieces of silver24:24 Hebrew 50 shekels of silver, about 20 ounces or 570 grams in weight.for the threshing floor and the oxen.
25 Davidbuilt an altar there to the Lordand sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the Lordanswered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.
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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).
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).
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).
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).