“Take a census(A) of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral families,[a] counting the names of every male one by one. You and Aaron are to register those who are twenty years old or more by their military divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Lit the house of their fathers, also in vv. 18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,45
  2. 1:3 Lit everyone going out to war in Israel

“Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites(A) by their clans and their ancestral families,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 Lit the house of their fathers, also in vv. 22,29,34,38,40,42,46

22 “Take a census of the Gershonites(A) also, by their ancestral families and their clans.

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10 David’s conscience troubled him(A) 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,(B) please take away your servant’s guilt.”

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Repairing the Temple

Then(A) Joash said to the priests, “All the dedicated silver brought to the Lord’s temple,(B) census silver,(C) silver from vows,(D) and all silver voluntarily given(E) for the Lord’s temple—

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24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census,(A) and the number was not entered in the Historical Record[a] of King David.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:24 LXX; MT reads the number of the Historical Record

Solomon’s Workforce

17 Solomon took a census of all the resident alien men in the land of Israel, after the census that his father David had conducted,(A) and the total was 153,600.

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