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1 Chronicles 21:1

Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel.

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1 Chronicles 21:2

So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, "Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me word so that I may know their number."

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1 Chronicles 21:3

But Joab said, "May the LORD add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! My lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?"

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1 Chronicles 21:4

Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 21:5

Then Joab gave the number of the census of the people to David. Israel was 1,100,000 men in all who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 men who drew the sword.

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1 Chronicles 21:6

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, because the king's command was abhorrent to Joab.

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