1Chr 27:24 Cross References

1 Chronicles 27:24

24: Joab began the census but never finished it because the anger of God broke out against Israel. The final total was never recorded in King David's official records.

1 Chronicles 21:1

  1. Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the Israelites.
  2. David gave these orders to Joab and his commanders: "Take a census of all the people in the land--from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north--and bring me the totals so I may know how many there are."
  3. But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?"
  4. But the king insisted that Joab take the census, so Joab traveled throughout Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem
  5. and reported the number of people to David. There were 1,100,000 men of military age in Israel, and 470,000 in Judah.

2 Samuel 24:1

  1. Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. "Go and count the people of Israel and Judah," the LORD told him.
  2. So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, "Take a census of all the people in the land--from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south--so that I may know how many people there are."
  3. But Joab replied to the king, "May the LORD your God let you live until there are a hundred times as many people in your kingdom as there are now! But why do you want to do this?"
  4. But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab and his officers went out to count the people of Israel.
  5. First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer,
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