2 Samuel 24:9-11

Christian Standard Bible

⁹ Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men^[a] from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah.^(A)

¹⁰ David’s conscience troubled him^(B) after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish,^(C) please take away your servant’s guilt.”

David’s Punishment

¹¹ When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad,^(D) David’s seer:^(E)