24 1 David causeth the people to be numbered.  10 He repenteth,and chooseth to fall into God’s hands. 15 Seventy thousand perish with the pestilence.

And the wrath of the Lord was [a]again kindled against Israel, and [b]he moved David against them, in that he said, Go, number Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:1 Before they were plagued with famine, 2 Sam. 21:1.
  2. 2 Samuel 24:1 The Lord permitted Satan, as 1 Chron. 21:2.

David Enrolls the Fighting Men(A)

24 Again(B) the anger of the Lord burned against Israel,(C) and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of(D) Israel and Judah.”

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