2 Samuel 24:2

Good News Translation

So David gave orders to Joab, the commander of his army: “Go with your officers through all the tribes of Israel from one end of the country to the other, and count the people. I want to know how many there are.”

Cross References

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar some food and a leather bag full of water. He put the child on her back and sent her away. She left and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

2 Samuel 17:11

My advice is that you bring all the Israelites together from one end of the country to the other, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, and that you lead them personally in battle.

2 Samuel 2:13

Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and David's other officials met them at the pool, where they all sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the opposite side.

2 Samuel 20:23

Joab was in command of the army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards;

2 Samuel 24:15

So the Lord sent an epidemic on Israel, which lasted from that morning until the time that he had chosen. From one end of the country to the other seventy thousand Israelites died.

2 Samuel 8:16

Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, was the commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;

1 Chronicles 21:2

David gave orders to Joab and the other officers, “Go through Israel, from one end of the country to the other, and count the people. I want to know how many there are.”

2 Chronicles 32:31

and even when the Babylonian ambassadors came to inquire about the unusual event that had happened in the land, God let Hezekiah go his own way only in order to test his character.

Proverbs 29:23

Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.

Jeremiah 17:5

The Lord says, “I will condemn those who turn away from me and put their trust in human beings, in the strength of mortals.

2 Corinthians 12:7

But to keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw, I was given a painful physical ailment, which acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.

Judges 20:1

All the people of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, as well as from the land of Gilead in the east, answered the call. They gathered in one body in the Lord's presence at Mizpah.