“Again, the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.”
2 Samuel 24
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1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah."
“And again, the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And he moved David against them to say, Go number Israel and Judah.”
“and again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And he moved David against them to say, go number Israel and Judah.”
“and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and he moved David against them to say go number Israel and Judah.”
“again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and He moved David against them saying go number Israel and Judah.”
“And again, the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. He moved David against them to say, go count Israel and Judah.”
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."
“The king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people that I may know the number of the people.”
“The king said to Joab, the captain of the host which was with him, go now through all of the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people that I may know the number of the people.”
3But Joab replied 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?"
“And Joab said unto the king, now the Lord thy God add unto the people how many soever they be, and hundredfold, and that the eyes of my Lord the king may see it. But why doth my Lord the king delight in this thing?”
“And Joab said to the king. Now, may the Lord your God add to the people a hundredfold more than they are. And may the eyes of my Lord, the king, see it. But why does my Lord, the king, desire this thing?”
4Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.
“Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. So Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.”
“Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel.”
5They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
“And they crossed over the Jordan and camped in Arorah, which is on the right side of the town, which is in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and towards Jazir.”
6Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
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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.
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8At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
“So when they have gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.”
“when they had gone through all of the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.”
9And 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.
“Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king. And there were in Israel 800 ,000 valiant men who drew the sword. And the men of Judah were 500 ,000 men.”
“And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king. And there were in Israel 800 ,000 valiant men that drew the sword. And the men of Judah were 500 ,000 men.”
10After David had 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."
“And David's heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very…”
“and David's heart smote him. After that He had numbered the people and David said unto the Lord I have sinned greatly in that I have done and now I beseech thee O Lord. Take away the iniquity of thy servant for I have done very…”
“And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. And now I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have…”
11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David's seer:
“when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer saying,”
“For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,”
12"Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: 'I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.'"
“go and tell David. Thus says the Lord, I offer you three things. Choose one of them for yourself that I may do it to you.”
“go and say unto David. Thus sayeth the Lord I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee.”
“Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee.”
13So Gad went and said to David, "Do you choose to endure three years 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."
“So Gad came to David and told him and he said to him, shall seven years of famine come to you in your land or shall you flee three months before your enemies while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days plague in your…”
“so Gad came to David and told him and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? Or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies while they pursue thee? Or that there be three days of pestilence in…”
14David answered 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."
“and David Said unto God I am in a great straight. Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord. For his mercies are great and let me not fall into the hand of men”
“And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait. Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great. And let me not fall into the hand of man.”
“And David said to Gad, I'm in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the Lord for his mercies are great. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
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.
“So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed. And there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.”
“So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba, 70 ,000 men of the people died.”
16But 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 Araunah the Jebusite.
“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil and said to the angel that destroyed the people, it's enough. Stay now your hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the…”
17When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "Surely I, 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."
“Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people and he said, surely I have sinned and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, be against me and against my…”
“Then David spoke to the Lord, when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, be against me and against my…”
“And David spoke unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people and said, Lo, I have sinned and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me and against my…”
“And so David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people and he said, Lord, I have sinned and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray thee, be against me and against…”
“And David spoke unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people and said, Lord, I have sinned. I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let thou in hand, I pray you, be against me and against my…”
18And that day Gad came to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
“and Gad came that day to David and said to him, go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Aruna, the Jebusite.”
“Gad came to David That day and said to him Go up and erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Orna the Jebusite.”
19So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
“So David, according to the word of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.”
“And so David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.”
“And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.”
20When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.
“Now, Aruna looked and saw the king and his servants coming towards him. So Aruna went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.”
“And Arunah looked up and he saw the king and all of his servants coming on toward him. And Arunah went out and he bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.”
“Now Orna looked and saw the king and his servants coming Toward him. So Orna went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.”
21"Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" Araunah said. "To buy your threshing floor," David replied, "that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted."
“Aruna said, why has my lord, the king, come to his servant? And David said to buy the threshing floor from you to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.”
“Then Orna said Why has my lord the king come to his servant and David said to buy the threshing floor from you to build an altar to? The Lord so the plague may be withdrawn from the people”
22Araunah said to David, "My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.
“Now, Aruna said to David. Let my lord, the king, take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice and threshing implements and the yolks of oxen for wood.”
“And Araniah said to David, Let my Lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him. Behold, here be the oxen for burnt sacrifice and the threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.”
23O king, Araunah gives all these to the king." He also said to the king, "May the LORD your God accept you."
“All these, O king, Aruna has given to the king. And Aruna said to the king, may the Lord your God accept you.”
“All these things did Araniah as a as a king giveth unto the king. And Araniah said unto the king, The Lord, thy God, accept thee.”
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 David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
“the king Said to Orna no. But I will surely buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with something that costs me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of…”
“King David, said unto Aaron, Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price. Neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for…”
25And 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.
“And David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land and the plague was withdrawn from Israel.”
“and David built there an altar unto the Lord and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was entreated for the land and the plague was stayed from Israel.”
“and David built there an altar unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings so that the Lord was entreated for the land and the plague was stayed from Israel.”
“And David built there an altar unto the Lord and he offered the burnt offerings and the peace offering and so the Lord was entreated for the land and the plague was stayed from Israel.”