2 Samuel 24:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and enroll the people, so that I may know how many there are."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} said{H559} to Joab{H3097} the captain{H8269} of the host,{H2428} who was with him, Go now to and fro through{H7751} all the tribes{H7626} of Israel,{H3478} from Dan{H1835} even to Beer-sheba,{H884} and number{H6485} ye the people,{H5971} that I may know{H3045} the sum{H4557} of the people.{H5971}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Joab{H3097} the captain{H8269} of the host{H2428}, which was with him, Go now through{H7751}{(H8798)} all the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}, from Dan{H1835} even to Beersheba{H884}, and number{H6485}{(H8798)} ye the people{H5971}, that I may know{H3045}{(H8804)} the number{H4557} of the people{H5971}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the kynge sayde vnto Ioab ye chefe captayne of his hoost: Go aboute in all the trybes of Israel, from Dan vnto Berseba, and nombre the people, that I maye knowe how many they be.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the King said to Ioab the captaine of the hoste, which was with him, Goe speedily now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, and nomber ye the people, that I may knowe the nomber of the people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the king sayde to Ioab the captaine of the hoast which was with him: Go thou abrode now throughout al the tribes of Israel, euen from Dan to Beerseba, and number ye the people, that I may knowe the number of them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number you the people, that I may know the sum of the people.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king saith unto Joab, head of the host that `is' with him, `Go to and fro, I pray thee, through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and inspect ye the people -- and I have known the number of the people.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, and have all the people numbered, so that I may be certain of the number of the people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, "Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the sum of the people."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The king told Joab, the general in command of his army,“Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 3:10 : 10 I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.
  • Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
  • 2 Sam 20:23 : 23 Joab was in charge of the entire army of Israel, while Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the Cherethites and the Pelethites.
  • 2 Sam 23:37 : 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
  • 1 Chr 21:2 : 2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number."
  • 2 Chr 32:25-26 : 25 But Hezekiah did not respond to the kindness shown to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore, wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself, along with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's days.
  • 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, regarding the envoys sent by the rulers of Babylon to inquire about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left Hezekiah to test him and to know what was in his heart.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
  • Jer 17:5 : 5 This is what the LORD says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.
  • 2 Sam 8:16 : 16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
  • 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 'This is my advice: Gather all Israel to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and you yourself lead them into battle.'
  • 2 Sam 2:13 : 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David's servants also went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the opposite side.
  • Deut 8:13-14 : 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 21:1-6
    6 verses
    92%

    1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

    2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number."

    3 But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His people a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of yours? Why does my lord require this? Why should it bring guilt upon Israel?"

    4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

    5 Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

    6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

  • 2 Sam 24:1
    84%

    1 Again the Lord's anger burned against Israel, and He incited David against them, saying, "Go, count the people of Israel and Judah."

  • 2 Sam 24:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3 But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God multiply the people a hundredfold while the eyes of my lord the king still see it. But why does my lord the king want to do this thing?"

    4 Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 18:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

    2 David divided the troops into three groups: one-third under Joab, one-third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one-third under Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the troops, 'I will also go into battle with you.'

  • 2 Sam 24:7-10
    4 verses
    76%

    7 They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went to the Negev of Judah in Beersheba.

    8 After traveling through the entire land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

    9 Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

    10 David's heart was troubled after he had numbered the people. He said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, please take away the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."

  • 1 Chr 27:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23 David did not take a count of those twenty years old and younger, because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

    24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. Wrath came on Israel because of this census, and the number was not recorded in the chronicles of King David.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    74%

    15 So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.

  • Num 1:38-39
    2 verses
    73%

    38 The descendants of Dan were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

    39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

  • Num 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites, by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males, head by head.

    3 You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

  • 2 Sam 17:11
    73%

    11 'This is my advice: Gather all Israel to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and you yourself lead them into battle.'

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10 I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 2 Kgs 3:6
    72%

    6 So King Jehoram left Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.

  • 1 Chr 27:1
    72%

    1 The sons of Israel were counted by their numbers, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions, those who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    71%

    23 These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • Num 26:2
    71%

    2 “Take a census of the entire assembly of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their ancestral families, all who are able to serve in Israel’s army.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    70%

    8 When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
    70%

    4 Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • Num 26:4
    70%

    4 ‘Count all men twenty years old and above, as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who had come out of the land of Egypt.’

  • Num 1:26
    70%

    26 The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • 2 Chr 2:17
    70%

    17 He assigned seventy thousand of them as burden-bearers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as supervisors to oversee the work.

  • 1 Chr 13:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

    2 David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and is from the LORD our God, let us spread the message and send word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and with them the priests and Levites in their cities with pastures, so they may gather to us.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    70%

    8 When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • Num 2:23
    69%

    23 The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • 2 Sam 24:15
    69%

    15 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 2 Sam 10:7
    69%

    7 When David heard of this, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.

  • Judg 20:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.

    2 The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

  • Num 1:45
    69%

    45 So all the Israelites who were twenty years old or older and able to serve in the army were counted according to their ancestral houses.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    69%

    2 So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

  • Num 2:21
    69%

    21 The army of his division numbers 32,200.

  • Num 2:31
    69%

    31 All those counted in the camp of Dan, by divisions, total 157,600. They will set out last under their banners.

  • 2 Sam 20:2
    69%

    2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    68%

    1 David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

  • Num 2:25
    68%

    25 On the north side will be the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

  • 2 Chr 30:5
    68%

    5 So they decided to send a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel, because it had not been observed in large numbers as prescribed.

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