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1 Chronicles 21:1

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

1 Chronicles 21:2

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So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are."

1 Chronicles 21:3

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But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord's subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?"

1 Chronicles 21:4

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The king's word, however, overruled Joab; so Joab left and went throughout Israel and then came back to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 21:5

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Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who could handle a sword, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah.

1 Chronicles 21:6

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But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king's command was repulsive to him.

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