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2 Samuel 24

The Census Taken

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 aNow  bagainh3254 the angerh639 of the LORDh3068 burnedh2734 against Israelh3478, and it incitedh5496 Davidh1732 against them to sayh559, " cGoh1980, numberh4487 Israelh3478 and Judahh3063."

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to Joabh3097 the commanderh8269 of the armyh2428 whoh834 was with him, "Goh7751a abouth7751a nowh4994 through allh3605 the tribesh7626 of Israelh3478,  afrom Danh1835 to Beershebah884, and  1registerh6485 the peopleh5971a, that I may knowh3045 the numberh4557 of the peopleh5971a."

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But Joabh3097 saidh559 to the kingh4428, " aNow may the LORDh3068 your Godh430 addh3254 to the peopleh5971a a hundredh3967 timesh6471 as many as they are, while the eyesh5869 of my lordh113 the kingh4428 still seeh7200; but whyh4100 does my lordh113 the kingh4428 delighth2654a in thish2088 thingh1697?"

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Nevertheless, the king'sh4428 wordh1697 prevailedh2388 againsth413 Joabh3097 and againsth5921 the commandersh8269 of the armyh2428. So Joabh3097 and the commandersh8269 of the armyh2428 wenth3318 out from the presenceh6440 of the kingh4428 to  1registerh6485 the peopleh5971a of Israelh3478.

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They crossedh5674a the Jordanh3383 and campedh2583 in  aAroerh6177, on the righth3225 sideh3225 of the cityh5892b that is in the middleh8432 of the valleyh5158a of Gadh1410 and towardh413  bJazerh3270.

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Then they cameh935 to Gileadh1568 and to  1the landh776 of Tahtim-hodshih8483, and they cameh935 to Dan-jaanh1842 and aroundh5439 to  aSidonh6721,

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and cameh935 to the  afortressh4013 of Tyreh6865 and to allh3605 the citiesh5892b of the  bHivitesh2340 and of the Canaanitesh3669a, and they wenth3318 out to the southh5045 of Judahh3063, to  cBeershebah884.

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So when they had goneh7751a abouth7751a through the wholeh3605 landh776, they cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389 at the endh7097a of nineh8672 monthsh2320 and twentyh6242 daysh3117.

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And Joabh3097 gaveh5414  athe numberh4557 of the  1registrationh4662 of the peopleh5971a to the kingh4428; and there were in Israelh3478  beighth8083 hundredh3967 thousandh505 valianth2428 menh376 who drewh8025 the swordh2719, and the menh376 of Judahh3063 were fiveh2568 hundredh3967 thousandh505 menh376.

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Now  aDavid'sh1732 hearth3820  1troubledh5221 him afterh310h3651 he had numberedh5608 the peopleh5971a. So Davidh1732 saidh559 to the LORDh3068, " bI have sinnedh2398 greatlyh3966 in whath834 I have doneh6213a. But nowh6258, O LORDh3068, pleaseh4994  2takeh5674a awayh5674a the iniquityh5771 of Your servanth5650, for  cI have actedh5528 veryh3966 foolishlyh5528."

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When Davidh1732 aroseh6965 in the morningh1242, the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to  athe propheth5030 Gadh1410, David'sh1732  bseerh2374, sayingh559,

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"Goh1980 and speakh1696 to Davidh1732, `Thush3541 the LORDh3068 saysh559, "I am offeringh5190 you threeh7969 thingsh7969; chooseh977 for yourself oneh259 of them, which I will doh6213a to you.""'

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So Gadh1410 cameh935 to Davidh1732 and toldh5046 him, and saidh559 to him, "Shall  asevenh7651 yearsh8141 of famineh7458 comeh935 to you in your landh776? Orh518 will you fleeh5127 threeh7969 monthsh2320 beforeh6440 your foesh6862c while they pursueh7291 you? Or shall there be threeh7969 days'h3117 pestilenceh1698 in your landh776? Nowh6258 considerh3045 and seeh7200 whath4100 answerh1697 I shall returnh7725 to Him who senth7971 me."

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Then Davidh1732 saidh559 to Gadh1410, "I am in greath3966 distressh6887b. Let us nowh4994 fallh5307 into the handh3027 of the LORDh3068  afor His merciesh7356 are greath7227a, but do not let me fallh5307 into the handh3027 of manh120."

Pestilence Sent

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So  athe LORDh3068  1senth5414 a pestilenceh1698 upon Israelh3478 from the morningh1242 untilh5704 the appointedh4150 timeh6256, and seventyh7657 thousandh505 menh376 of the peopleh5971a  bfrom Danh1835 to Beershebah884 diedh4191.

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 aWhen the angelh4397 stretchedh7971 out his handh3027 toward Jerusalemh3389 to destroyh7843 it,  bthe LORDh3068 relentedh5162 from the calamityh7463a and saidh559 to the angelh4397 who destroyedh7843 the peopleh5971a, "It is enoughh7227a! Nowh6258 relaxh7503 your handh3027!" And the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068 was by the threshingh1637 floorh1637 of Araunahh728 the Jebusiteh2983.

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Then Davidh1732 spokeh559 to the LORDh3068 when he sawh7200 the angelh4397 who was strikingh5221 downh5221 the peopleh5971a, and saidh559, "Beholdh2009,  ait is I who have sinnedh2398, and it is I who have doneh5753b wrongh5753b; but  btheseh428 sheeph6629, whath4100 have they doneh6213a? Pleaseh4994 let Your handh3027 be against me and against my father'sh1 househ1004."

David Builds an Altar

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So Gadh1410 cameh935 to Davidh1732 that dayh3117 and saidh559 to him, " aGoh5927 up, erecth6965 an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068 on the threshingh1637 floorh1637 of  1Araunahh728 the Jebusiteh2983."

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Davidh1732 wenth5927 up according to the wordh1697 of Gadh1410, justh3512c as the LORDh3068 had commandedh6680.

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Araunahh728 lookedh8259 downh8259 and sawh7200 the kingh4428 and his servantsh5650 crossingh5674a overh5674a towardh5921 him; and Araunahh728 wenth3318 out and bowedh7812 his faceh639 to the groundh776 before the kingh4428.

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Then Araunahh728 saidh559, "Whyh4069 has my lordh113 the kingh4428 comeh935 to his servanth5650?" And Davidh1732 saidh559, "To buyh7069 the threshingh1637 floorh1637 from you, in order to buildh1129 an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068,  athat the plagueh4046 may be heldh6113 backh6113 from the peopleh5971a."

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Araunahh728 saidh559 to Davidh1732, "Let my lordh113 the kingh4428 takeh3947 and offerh5927 up whath2896a is goodh2896a in his sighth5869. Lookh7200,  athe oxenh1241 for the burnth5930a offeringh5930a, the threshingh4173 sledgesh4173 and the yokesh3627 of the oxenh1241 for the woodh6086.

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"Everythingh3605, O kingh4428, Araunahh728 givesh5414 to the kingh4428." And Araunahh728 saidh559 to the kingh4428, "May the LORDh3068 your Godh430  aaccepth7521 you."

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However, the kingh4428 saidh559 to Araunahh728, "Noh3808, but I will surelyh7069 buyh7069 it from you for a priceh4242, for  aI will not offerh5927 burnth5930a offeringsh5930a to the LORDh3068 my Godh430  1whichh2600 costh2600 me nothingh2600." So  bDavidh1732 boughth7069 the threshingh1637 floorh1637 and the oxenh1241 for fiftyh2572 shekelsh8255 of silverh3701.

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Davidh1732 builth1129 thereh8033 an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068 and offeredh5927 burnth5930a offeringsh5930a and peaceh8002 offeringsh8002.  aThus the LORDh3068 was movedh6279 by prayerh6279 for the landh776, and the plagueh4046 was heldh6113 backh6113 from Israelh3478.



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