Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. New Living Translation Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem. English Standard Version So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Berean Standard Bible At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem. King James Bible So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. New King James Version So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. New American Standard Bible So when they had roamed about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. NASB 1995 So when they had gone about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. NASB 1977 So when they had gone about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Legacy Standard Bible So they had gone about through the whole land, and they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Amplified Bible So when they had gone about through all the land [taking the census], they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Christian Standard Bible When they had gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Holman Christian Standard Bible When they had gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and 20 days. American Standard Version So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Contemporary English Version After they had gone through the whole land, they went back to Jerusalem. It had taken them 9 months and 20 days. English Revised Version So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. GOD'S WORD® Translation When they had covered the whole country, they came to Jerusalem after 9 months and 20 days. Good News Translation So after nine months and twenty days they returned to Jerusalem, having traveled through the whole country. International Standard Version After they had traveled throughout the entire land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and 20 days. Majority Standard Bible At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem. NET Bible They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem. New Heart English Bible So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Webster's Bible Translation So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. World English Bible So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they go to and fro through all the land, and come in to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days, Young's Literal Translation And they go to and fro through all the land, and come in at the end of nine months and twenty days to Jerusalem, Smith's Literal Translation And they will turn aside through all the land, and they will come from the end of nine months and twenty days to Jerusalem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd having gone through the whole land, after nine months and twenty days, they came to Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem. New American Bible Thus they toured the whole land, reaching Jerusalem again after nine months and twenty days. New Revised Standard Version So when they had gone through all the land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they went into all the land and they came after nine months of days to Jerusalem OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they compassed the whole land; and they arrived at Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Military Census…7They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba. 8At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem. 9And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 21:4-8 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. / And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah. / But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him. ... Numbers 1:1-3 On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: / “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. Numbers 26:1-4 After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, / “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.” / So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction, ... Exodus 30:11-16 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. ... 1 Samuel 11:8 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah. 1 Samuel 15:4 So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. 1 Kings 4:20-21 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. / And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. 1 Kings 9:15-19 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. / Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. / So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon, ... 1 Chronicles 27:23-24 David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. / Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David. 2 Chronicles 17:14-19 These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; / next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000; / and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor. ... Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— Joshua 13:1-7 Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ... Joshua 18:9 So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. Ezekiel 48:1-29 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ... Acts 1:15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said, Treasury of Scripture So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Jump to Previous Direction End Entire Forth Fro Jerusalem Months Nine Twenty WholeJump to Next Direction End Entire Forth Fro Jerusalem Months Nine Twenty Whole2 Samuel 24 1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people5. The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men 10. David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence 15. After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem 18. David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; 25. and the plague stops At the end of nine months and twenty days This phrase marks a significant period of time, emphasizing the thoroughness and dedication involved in the task. The specific duration, "nine months and twenty days," suggests a complete gestation period, symbolizing the birth of something consequential. In the Hebrew context, numbers often carry symbolic weight. The number nine can represent finality or judgment, while twenty can signify a complete cycle. This period underscores the gravity of the census and its implications for Israel, as it was a task that required careful attention and was not undertaken lightly. Joab returned to Jerusalem after having gone through the whole land Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At the endמִקְצֵ֨ה (miq·ṣêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of nine תִשְׁעָ֧ה (ṯiš·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth months חֳדָשִׁ֛ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth days, י֖וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day having gone וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ (way·yā·šu·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7751: To push forth, to lash, to row, to travel through the whole בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land they returned וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Links 2 Samuel 24:8 NIV2 Samuel 24:8 NLT 2 Samuel 24:8 ESV 2 Samuel 24:8 NASB 2 Samuel 24:8 KJV 2 Samuel 24:8 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 24:8 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 24:8 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 24:8 French Bible 2 Samuel 24:8 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 24:8 So when they had gone back (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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