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2 So the king ordered Joab, commander of the special forces, who was with him, |Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and take a census of the people so I can be made aware of the total number.| 3 But Joab replied, |May the LORD your God increase the population of the people a hundredfold while your majesty the king is still alive to see it happen! But why does your majesty the king want to do this?| 4 But the king's order overruled Joab and the commanders of the special forces, so Joab and the commanders of the special forces left David's presence to take a census of the people of Israel. 2 Samuel 24:2-4, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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