Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began to count the men. But he didn’t finish. The Lord was angry with Israel because David had begun to count the men. So the number wasn’t written down in the official records of King David.

洗鲁雅的儿子约押动手数点，当时耶和华的烈怒临到以色列人；因此，没有点完，数目也没有写在大卫王记上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，却还没有数完。为了这事，烈怒临到以色列，数点的数目也没有写在《大卫王记》上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，却还没有数完。为了这事，烈怒临到以色列，数点的数目也没有写在《大卫王记》上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始统计人数，但没有完成，因为耶和华因此事而向以色列人发烈怒，因此统计的数目没有收录在大卫王记上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，但还没有完成，为了这事耶和华的忿怒就临到以色列人身上，所以以色列的人数没有记在大卫王的年录上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押動手數點，當時耶和華的烈怒臨到以色列人；因此，沒有點完，數目也沒有寫在大衛王記上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，卻還沒有數完。為了這事，烈怒臨到以色列，數點的數目也沒有寫在《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，卻還沒有數完。為了這事，烈怒臨到以色列，數點的數目也沒有寫在《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始統計人數，但沒有完成，因為耶和華因此事而向以色列人發烈怒，因此統計的數目沒有收錄在大衛王記上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，但還沒有完成，為了這事耶和華的忿怒就臨到以色列人身上，所以以色列的人數沒有記在大衛王的年錄上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數它，只因為了這事、就有永恆主的震怒臨到了以色列人，故此沒有數完；其數目也沒有寫上《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅子約押始核之而未竟、且因此事震怒臨及以色列、其數不載入大衛王紀、○

西魯雅子約押始核斯民、因上帝之震怒、降災於以色列族、故不竣厥事、不載其數於大闢王之籍。

西魯雅子約押核數斯民、主緣此甚怒、降災於以色列人、故未竣其事、其數不載入大衛王之記、○

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book of the annals of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish. Yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David.

Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David’s official records.

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

Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count them, but did not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Israel because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the chronicles of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

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

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

The Lord was very angry with Israel. He stirred up David against them. He said,“ Go! Count the men of Israel and Judah.”So the king spoke to Joab and the army commanders with him. He said,“ Go all through the territories of the tribes of Israel. Go from the town of Dan all the way to Beersheba. Count the fighting men. Then I’ll know how many there are.”Joab replied to the king. He said,“ King David, you are my master. May the Lord your God multiply the troops 100 times. And may you live to see it. But why would you want me to count the fighting men?”The king’s word had more authority than the word of Joab and the army commanders. That was true in spite of what Joab had said. So they left the king and went out to count the fighting men of Israel.They went across the Jordan River. They camped south of the town in the middle of the Arnon River valley near Aroer. Then they went through Gad and continued on to Jazer.They went to Gilead and the area of Tahtim Hodshi. They continued to Dan Jaan and on around toward Sidon.Then they went toward the fort of Tyre. They went to all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba. It was in the Negev Desert of Judah.They finished going through the entire land. Then they came back to Jerusalem. They had been gone for nine months and 20 days.Joab reported to the king how many fighting men he had counted. In Israel there were 800,000 men who were able to handle a sword. In Judah there were 500,000.David felt sorry that he had counted the fighting men. So he said to the Lord,“ I committed a great sin when I counted Judah and Israel’s men. Lord, I beg you to take away my guilt. I’ve done a very foolish thing.”Before David got up the next morning, a message from the Lord came to Gad the prophet. He was David’s seer. The message said,“ Go and tell David,‘ The Lord says,“ I could punish you in three different ways. Choose one of them for me to use against you.” ’ ”So Gad went to David. He said to him,“ Take your choice. Do you want three years when there won’t be enough food in your land? Or do you want three months when you will run away from your enemies while they chase you? Or do you want three days when there will be a plague in your land? Think it over. Then take your pick. Tell me how to answer the one who sent me.”David said to Gad,“ I’m suffering terribly. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord. His mercy is great. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”So the Lord sent a plague on Israel. It lasted from that morning until he decided to end it. From Dan all the way to Beersheba 70,000 people died.

Satan rose up against Israel. He stirred up David to count the men of Israel.So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops,“ Go! Count the men of Israel from Beersheba all the way to Dan. Report back to me. Then I’ll know how many there are.”Joab replied,“ May the Lord multiply his troops 100 times. King David, you are my master. Aren’t all the men under your control? Why would you want me to count them? Do you want to make Israel guilty?”In spite of what Joab said, the king’s order had more authority than Joab’s reply did. So Joab left and went all through Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem.Joab reported to David how many fighting men he had counted. In the whole land of Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use their swords well. That included 470,000 men in Judah.But Joab didn’t include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the total number. The king’s command was sickening to Joab.It was also evil in the sight of God. So he punished Israel.Then David said to God,“ I committed a great sin when I counted Israel’s men. I beg you to take away my guilt. I’ve done a very foolish thing.”The Lord spoke to Gad, David’s prophet. The Lord said,“ Go and tell David,‘ The Lord says,“ I could punish you in three different ways. Choose one of them for me to punish you with.” ’ ”So Gad went to David. Gad said to him,“ The Lord says,‘ Take your choice.You can have three years when there will not be enough food in the land. You can have three months when your enemies will sweep you away. They will catch up with you. They will destroy you with their swords. Or you can have three days when the sword of the Lord will punish you. That means there would be three days of plague in the land. My angel would strike down people in every part of Israel.’ So take your pick. Tell me how to answer the one who sent me.”David said to Gad,“ I’m suffering terribly. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord. His mercy is very great. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”So the Lord sent a plague on Israel. And 70,000 Israelites died.God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing it, the Lord saw it. The Lord decided to end the plague he had sent. So he spoke to the angel who was destroying the people. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people!” The angel of the Lord was standing at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.David looked up. He saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth. The angel was holding out a sword over Jerusalem. David and the elders fell with their faces to the ground. They were wearing the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.David said to God,“ I ordered the fighting men to be counted. I’m the one who has sinned. I am the shepherd of these people. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Lord my God, punish me and my family. But don’t let this plague continue to strike your people.”