2 Samuel 24:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 24:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 24:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joab gave up the sum of the counting of the people to the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 24:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 24:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Joab giveth the account of the inspection of the people unto the king, and Israel is eight hundred thousand men of valour, drawing sword, and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 24:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king; and there were of Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 24:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Ioab deliuered the nomber and summe of the people vnto the King: and there were in Israel eight hundreth thousande strong men that drewe swordes, and the men of Iudah were fiue hundreth thousand men.”

2 Samuel 24:9 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 24:9 in Context — 2 Samuel 24

7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.

8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

10 And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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