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2 Samuel 24 (WEBP)

[1] Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
[2] The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the sum of the people.”
[3] Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
[4] Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.
[5] They passed over the Jordan and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and to Jazer;
[6] then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon,
[7] and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beersheba.
[8] 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.
[9] Joab gave up the sum of the counting of the people to the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
[10] David’s heart struck him after he had counted the people. David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
[11] When David rose up in the morning, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
[12] “Go and speak to David, ‘Yahweh says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.” ’ ”
[13] So Gad came to David, and told him, saying, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? Now answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.”
[14] David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”
[15] So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and seventy thousand men died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba.
[16] When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who destroyed the people, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” Yahweh’s angel was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
[17] David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father’s house.”
[18] Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, build an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
[19] David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.
[20] Araunah looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. Then Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
[21] Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy your threshing floor, to build an altar to Yahweh, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting the people.”
[22] Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
[23] All this, O king, does Araunah give to the king.” Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God accept you.”
[24] The king said to Araunah, “No, but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
[25] David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.

2 Samuel 24:24 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 50 shekels is about 0.5 kilograms or 1.1 pounds.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 24 (KJVS)

[1] And again () the anger of the Lord was kindled () against Israel, and he moved () David against them to say, () Go, () number () Israel and Judah.
[2] For the king said () to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through () all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number () ye the people, that I may know () the number of the people.
[3] And Joab said () unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add () unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see () it: but why doth my lord the king delight () in this thing?
[4] Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed () against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out () from the presence of the king, to number () the people of Israel.
[5] And they passed over () Jordan, and pitched () in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
[6] then they came () to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came () to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,
[7] and came () to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out () to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba.
[8] So when they had gone () through all the land, they came () to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
[9] And Joab gave up () the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men () that drew () the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
[10] And David’s heart smote () him after that he had numbered () the people. And David said () unto the Lord, I have sinned () greatly in that I have done: () and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away () the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. ()
[11] For when David was up () in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, ()
[12] Go () and say () unto David, Thus saith () the Lord, I offer () thee three things; choose () thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. ()
[13] So Gad came () to David, and told () him, and said () unto him, Shall seven years of famine come () unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee () three months before thine enemies, while they pursue () thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, () and see () what answer I shall return () to him that sent () me.
[14] And David said () unto Gad, I am in a great strait: () let us fall () now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall () into the hand of man.
[15] So the Lord sent () a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died () of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
[16] And when the angel stretched out () his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy () it, the Lord repented () him of the evil, and said () to the angel that destroyed () the people, It is enough: stay () now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
[17] And David spake () unto the Lord when he saw () the angel that smote () the people, and said, () Lo, I have sinned, () and I have done wickedly: () but these sheep, what have they done? () let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.
[18] And Gad came () that day to David, and said () unto him, Go up, () rear () an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
[19] And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up () as the Lord commanded. ()
[20] And Araunah looked, () and saw () the king and his servants coming on () toward him: and Araunah went out, () and bowed () himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
[21] And Araunah said, () Wherefore is my lord the king come () to his servant? And David said, () To buy () the threshingfloor of thee, to build () an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed () from the people.
[22] And Araunah said () unto David, Let my lord the king take () and offer up () what seemeth good unto him: behold, () here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
[23] All these things did Araunah, as a king, give () unto the king. And Araunah said () unto the king, The Lord thy God accept () thee.
[24] And the king said () unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely () buy () it of thee at a price: neither will I offer () burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought () the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
[25] And David built () there an altar unto the Lord, and offered () burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated () for the land, and the plague was stayed () from Israel.

2 Samuel 24:1 Satan. See 1. Chron. 21.1
2 Samuel 24:2 Or, compass
2 Samuel 24:5 Or, valley
2 Samuel 24:6 Or, nether land newly inhabited
2 Samuel 24:14 Or, many

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 24 (BYZ)

[1] και προσεθετο οργη κυριου εκκαηναι εν ισραηλ και επεσεισεν τον δαυιδ εν αυτοις λεγων βαδιζε αριθμησον τον ισραηλ και τον ιουδα
[2] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς ιωαβ αρχοντα της ισχυος τον μετ αυτου διελθε δη πασας φυλας ισραηλ απο δαν και εως βηρσαβεε και επισκεψαι τον λαον και γνωσομαι τον αριθμον του λαου
[3] και ειπεν ιωαβ προς τον βασιλεα και προσθειη κυριος ο θεος σου προς τον λαον ωσπερ αυτους και ωσπερ αυτους εκατονταπλασιονα και οφθαλμοι του κυριου μου του βασιλεως ορωντες και ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς ινα τι βουλεται εν τω λογω τουτω
[4] και υπερισχυσεν ο λογος του βασιλεως προς ιωαβ και εις τους αρχοντας της δυναμεως και εξηλθεν ιωαβ και οι αρχοντες της ισχυος ενωπιον του βασιλεως επισκεψασθαι τον λαον ισραηλ
[5] και διεβησαν τον ιορδανην και παρενεβαλον εν αροηρ εκ δεξιων της πολεως της εν μεσω της φαραγγος γαδ και ελιεζερ
[6] και ηλθον εις την γαλααδ και εις γην θαβασων η εστιν αδασαι και παρεγενοντο εις δανιδαν και ουδαν και εκυκλωσαν εις σιδωνα
[7] και ηλθαν εις μαψαρ τυρου και πασας τας πολεις του ευαιου και του χαναναιου και ηλθαν κατα νοτον ιουδα εις βηρσαβεε
[8] και περιωδευσαν εν παση τη γη και παρεγενοντο απο τελους εννεα μηνων και εικοσι ημερων εις ιερουσαλημ
[9] και εδωκεν ιωαβ τον αριθμον της επισκεψεως του λαου προς τον βασιλεα και εγενετο ισραηλ οκτακοσιαι χιλιαδες ανδρων δυναμεως σπωμενων ρομφαιαν και ανηρ ιουδα πεντακοσιαι χιλιαδες ανδρων μαχητων
[10] και επαταξεν καρδια δαυιδ αυτον μετα το αριθμησαι τον λαον και ειπεν δαυιδ προς κυριον ημαρτον σφοδρα ο εποιησα νυν κυριε παραβιβασον δη την ανομιαν του δουλου σου οτι εμωρανθην σφοδρα
[11] και ανεστη δαυιδ το πρωι και λογος κυριου εγενετο προς γαδ τον προφητην τον ορωντα δαυιδ λεγων
[12] πορευθητι και λαλησον προς δαυιδ λεγων ταδε λεγει κυριος τρια εγω ειμι αιρω επι σε και εκλεξαι σεαυτω εν εξ αυτων και ποιησω σοι
[13] και εισηλθεν γαδ προς δαυιδ και ανηγγειλεν αυτω και ειπεν αυτω εκλεξαι σεαυτω γενεσθαι ει ελθη σοι τρια ετη λιμος εν τη γη σου η τρεις μηνας φευγειν σε εμπροσθεν των εχθρων σου και εσονται διωκοντες σε η γενεσθαι τρεις ημερας θανατον εν τη γη σου νυν ουν γνωθι και ιδε τι αποκριθω τω αποστειλαντι με ρημα
[14] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς γαδ στενα μοι παντοθεν σφοδρα εστιν εμπεσουμαι δη εν χειρι κυριου οτι πολλοι οι οικτιρμοι αυτου σφοδρα εις δε χειρας ανθρωπου ου μη εμπεσω και εξελεξατο εαυτω δαυιδ τον θανατον
[15] και ημεραι θερισμου πυρων και εδωκεν κυριος εν ισραηλ θανατον απο πρωιθεν εως ωρας αριστου και ηρξατο η θραυσις εν τω λαω και απεθανεν εκ του λαου απο δαν και εως βηρσαβεε εβδομηκοντα χιλιαδες ανδρων
[16] και εξετεινεν ο αγγελος του θεου την χειρα αυτου εις ιερουσαλημ του διαφθειραι αυτην και παρεκληθη κυριος επι τη κακια και ειπεν τω αγγελω τω διαφθειροντι εν τω λαω πολυ νυν ανες την χειρα σου και ο αγγελος κυριου ην παρα τω αλω ορνα του ιεβουσαιου
[17] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς κυριον εν τω ιδειν αυτον τον αγγελον τυπτοντα εν τω λαω και ειπεν ιδου εγω ειμι ηδικησα και εγω ειμι ο ποιμην εκακοποιησα και ουτοι τα προβατα τι εποιησαν γενεσθω δη η χειρ σου εν εμοι και εν τω οικω του πατρος μου
[18] και ηλθεν γαδ προς δαυιδ εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ειπεν αυτω αναβηθι και στησον τω κυριω θυσιαστηριον εν τω αλωνι ορνα του ιεβουσαιου
[19] και ανεβη δαυιδ κατα τον λογον γαδ καθ ον τροπον ενετειλατο αυτω κυριος
[20] και διεκυψεν ορνα και ειδεν τον βασιλεα και τους παιδας αυτου παραπορευομενους επανω αυτου και εξηλθεν ορνα και προσεκυνησεν τω βασιλει επι προσωπον αυτου επι την γην
[21] και ειπεν ορνα τι οτι ηλθεν ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς προς τον δουλον αυτου και ειπεν δαυιδ κτησασθαι παρα σου τον αλωνα του οικοδομησαι θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω και συσχεθη η θραυσις επανω του λαου
[22] και ειπεν ορνα προς δαυιδ λαβετω και ανενεγκετω ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς τω κυριω το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου ιδου οι βοες εις ολοκαυτωμα και οι τροχοι και τα σκευη των βοων εις ξυλα
[23] τα παντα εδωκεν ορνα τω βασιλει και ειπεν ορνα προς τον βασιλεα κυριος ο θεος σου ευλογησαι σε
[24] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς ορνα ουχι οτι αλλα κτωμενος κτησομαι παρα σου εν αλλαγματι και ουκ ανοισω τω κυριω θεω μου ολοκαυτωμα δωρεαν και εκτησατο δαυιδ τον αλωνα και τους βοας εν αργυριω σικλων πεντηκοντα
[25] και ωκοδομησεν εκει δαυιδ θυσιαστηριον κυριω και ανηνεγκεν ολοκαυτωσεις και ειρηνικας και προσεθηκεν σαλωμων επι το θυσιαστηριον επ εσχατω οτι μικρον ην εν πρωτοις και επηκουσεν κυριος τη γη και συνεσχεθη η θραυσις επανωθεν ισραηλ