2 Samuel 24:9-11

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁹ Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were 800,000 fighting men from Israel and 500,000 men from Judah.^(A)

¹⁰ David’s conscience troubled him^(B) after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish,^(C) please take away Your servant’s guilt.”

David’s Punishment

¹¹ When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the Lord had come to the prophet Gad,^(D) David’s seer:^(E)