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2 Samuel 24 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Census Taken

(1Ch 21:1–6 )

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2Sa 24:1 - And again^H3254 the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734 against Israel,^H3478 and he moved^H5496 David^H1732 against them to say,^H559 Go,^H3212 number^H4487 Israel^H3478 and^H853 Judah.^H3063

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2Sa 24:2 - For^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Joab^H3097 the captain^H8269 of the host,^H2428 which^H834 was with him,^H854 Go^H7751 now^H4994 through all^H3605 the tribes^H7626 of Israel,^H3478 from Dan^H1835 even to^H5704 Beersheba,^H884^H884 and number ye^H6485 the people,^H5971 that I may know^H3045 the number^H4557 of the people.^H5971

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2Sa 24:3 - And^H559^➔ Joab^H3097 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Now^H3254^➔ the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 add^➔^H3254 unto^H413 the people,^H5971 how many soever they be,^H1992^H1992 an hundredfold,^H3967^H6471 and that the eyes^H5869 of my lord^H113 the king^H4428 may see^H7200 it: but^H113^➔ why^H4100 doth^H2654^➔ my lord^➔^H113 the king^H4428 delight^➔^H2654 in^H1697^➔ this^H2088 thing?^➔^H1697

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2Sa 24:4 - Notwithstanding^H2388^➔ the king's^H4428 word^H1697 prevailed^➔^H2388 against^H413 Joab,^H3097 and against^H5921 the captains^H8269 of the host.^H2428 And^H3318^➔ Joab^H3097 and the captains^H8269 of the host^H2428 went out^➔^H3318 from the presence^H6440 of the king,^H4428 to number^H6485 the people^H5971 of Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 24:5 - And they passed over^H5674 Jordan,^H3383 and pitched^H2583 in Aroer,^H6177 on the right side^H3225 of the city^H5892 that^H834 lieth in the midst^H8432 of the river^H5158 of Gad,^H1410 and toward^H413 Jazer:^H3270

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2Sa 24:6 - Then they came^H935 to Gilead,^H1568 and to^H413 the land^H776 of Tahtimhodshi;^H8483^H8483 and they came^H935 to Danjaan,^H1842^H1842 and about^H5439 to^H413 Zidon,^H6721

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2Sa 24:7 - And came^H935 to the strong hold^H4013 of Tyre,^H6865 and to all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of the Hivites,^H2340 and of the Canaanites:^H3669 and they went out^H3318 to^H413 the south^H5045 of Judah,^H3063 even to Beersheba.^H884

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2Sa 24:8 - So when they had gone^H7751 through all^H3605 the land,^H776 they came^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389 at the end^H7097 of nine^H8672 months^H2320 and twenty^H6242 days.^H3117

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2Sa 24:9 - And^H5414^➔ Joab^H3097 gave up^➔^H5414 the sum^H4557 of the number^H4662 of the people^H5971 unto^H413 the king:^H4428 and there were^H1961 in Israel^H3478 eight^H8083 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 valiant^H2428 men^H376 that drew^H8025 the sword;^H2719 and the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 were five^H2568 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 men.^H376

(1Ch 21:7–17 )

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2Sa 24:10 - And^H5221^➔ David's^H1732 heart^H3820 smote^➔^H5221 him^H853 after^H310 that^H3651 he had numbered^H5608 the people.^H5971 And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the LORD,^H3068 I have sinned^H2398 greatly^H3966 in that^H834 I have done:^H6213 and now,^H6258 I beseech thee,^H4994 O LORD,^H3068 take away^H5674 the iniquity^H5771 of thy servant;^H5650 for^H3588 I have done^H5528^➔ very^H3966 foolishly.^➔^H5528

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2Sa 24:11 - For when^H6965^➔ David^H1732 was up^➔^H6965 in the morning,^H1242 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 unto^H413 the prophet^H5030 Gad,^H1410 David's^H1732 seer,^H2374 saying,^H559

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2Sa 24:12 - Go^H1980 and say^H1696 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 I^H595 offer^H5190 thee^H5921 three^H7969 things; choose^H977 thee one^H259 of them,^H1992 that I may^H6213 do it unto thee.

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2Sa 24:13 - So^H935^➔ Gad^H1410 came^➔^H935 to^H413 David,^H1732 and told^H5046 him, and said^H559 unto him, Shall^H935^➔ seven^H7651 years^H8141 of famine^H7458 come^➔^H935 unto thee in thy land?^H776 or^H518 wilt thou flee^H5127 three^H7969 months^H2320 before^H6440 thine enemies,^H6862 while they^H1931 pursue thee?^H7291 or that^H518 there be^H1961 three^H7969 days'^H3117 pestilence^H1698 in thy land?^H776 now^H6258 advise,^H3045 and see^H7200 what^H4100 answer^H1697 I shall return^H7725 to him that sent me.^H7971

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2Sa 24:14 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Gad,^H1410 I am^H589 in a^H6862^➔ great^H3966 strait:^➔^H6862 let us fall^H5307 now^H4994 into the hand^H3027 of the LORD;^H3068 for^H3588 his mercies^H7356 are great:^H7227 and^H3027^➔ let me^H5307^➔ not^H408 fall^➔^H5307 into the hand^➔^H3027 of man.^H120

Pestilence Sent

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2Sa 24:15 - So^H5414^➔ the LORD^H3068 sent^➔^H5414 a pestilence^H1698 upon Israel^H3478 from the morning^H1242 even to^H5704 the time^H6256 appointed:^H4150 and there died^H4191 of^H4480 the people^H5971 from Dan^H1835 even to^H5704 Beersheba^H884^H884 seventy^H7657 thousand^H505 men.^H376

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2Sa 24:16 - And when^H7971^➔ the angel^H4397 stretched out^➔^H7971 his hand^H3027 upon Jerusalem^H3389 to destroy it,^H7843 the LORD^H3068 repented him^H5162 of^H413 the evil,^H7451 and said^H559 to the angel^H4397 that destroyed^H7843 the people,^H5971 It is enough:^H7227 stay^H7503 now^H6258 thine hand.^H3027 And the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 was^H1961 by^H5973 the threshingplace^H1637 of Araunah^H728 the Jebusite.^H2983

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2Sa 24:17 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 spake^➔^H559 unto^H413 the LORD^H3068 when he saw^H7200 the angel^H4397 that smote^H5221 the people,^H5971 and said,^H559 Lo,^H2009 I^H595 have sinned,^H2398 and I^H595 have done wickedly:^H5753 but these^H428 sheep,^H6629 what^H4100 have they done?^H6213 let^H1961^➔ thine hand,^H3027 I pray thee,^H4994 be^➔^H1961 against me, and against^H1004^➔ my father's^H1 house.^➔^H1004

David Builds an Altar

(1Ch 21:18–27 )

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2Sa 24:18 - And^H935^➔ Gad^H1410 came^➔^H935 that^H1931 day^H3117 to^H413 David,^H1732 and said^H559 unto him, Go up,^H5927 rear^H6965 an altar^H4196 unto the LORD^H3068 in the threshingfloor^H1637 of Araunah^H728 the Jebusite.^H2983

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2Sa 24:19 - And^H5927^➔ David,^H1732 according to the saying^H1697 of Gad,^H1410 went up^➔^H5927 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 commanded.^H6680

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2Sa 24:20 - And^H8259^➔ Araunah^H728 looked,^➔^H8259 and saw^H7200 the king^H4428 and^H853 his servants^H5650 coming on^H5674 toward him:^H5921 and^H3318^➔ Araunah^H728 went out,^➔^H3318 and bowed himself^H7812 before the king^H4428 on his face^H639 upon the ground.^H776

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2Sa 24:21 - And^H559^➔ Araunah^H728 said,^➔^H559 Wherefore^H4069 is^H935^➔ my lord^H113 the king^H4428 come^➔^H935 to^H413 his servant?^H5650 And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said,^➔^H559 To buy^H7069 the threshingfloor^H1637 of thee,^H5973 to build^H1129 an altar^H4196 unto the LORD,^H3068 that^H6113^➔ the plague^H4046 may be stayed^➔^H6113 from^H5921 the people.^H5971

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2Sa 24:22 - And^H559^➔ Araunah^H728 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Let^H3947^➔ my lord^H113 the king^H4428 take^➔^H3947 and offer up^H5927 what^H2896^➔ seemeth good^➔^H2896 unto him:^H5869 behold,^H7200 here be oxen^H1241 for burnt sacrifice,^H5930 and threshing instruments^H4173 and other instruments^H3627 of the oxen^H1241 for wood.^H6086

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2Sa 24:23 - All these^H3605 things did^H5414^➔ Araunah,^H728 as a king,^H4428 give^➔^H5414 unto the king.^H4428 And^H559^➔ Araunah^H728 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 The LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 accept thee.^H7521

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2Sa 24:24 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Araunah,^H728 Nay;^H3808 but^H3588 I will^H7069^➔ surely^H7069 buy^➔^H7069 it of thee^H854 at a price:^H4242 neither^H3808 will I offer^H5927 burnt offerings^H5930 unto the LORD^H3068 my God^H430 of that which doth cost me nothing.^H2600 So^H7069^➔ David^H1732 bought^➔^H7069 the threshingfloor^H1637 and^H853 the oxen^H1241 for fifty^H2572 shekels^H8255 of silver.^H3701

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2Sa 24:25 - And^H1129^➔ David^H1732 built^➔^H1129 there^H8033 an altar^H4196 unto the LORD,^H3068 and offered^H5927 burnt offerings^H5930 and peace offerings.^H8002 So^H6279^➔ the LORD^H3068 was intreated^➔^H6279 for the land,^H776 and^H6113^➔ the plague^H4046 was stayed^➔^H6113 from^H5921 Israel.^H3478

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