1 Chronicles 27:23 - The Message23-24 David didn’t keep a count of men under the age of twenty, because God had promised to give Israel a population as numerous as the stars in the sky. Joab son of Zeruiah started out counting the men, but he never finished. God’s anger broke out on Israel because of the counting. As it turned out, the numbers were never entered into the court records of King David. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 But David did not number those under twenty years of age, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as the stars of the heavens. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. See the chapterCommon English Bible23 But David didn’t count those younger than 20 years of age, because the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version23 But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven. See the chapter |