And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men (A)who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.

The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin

10 But (B)David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, (C)“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done (D)very foolishly.” 11 And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to (E)the prophet Gad, David's (F)seer, saying,

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