So the LORDsenta pestilenceupon Israelfrom the morninguntilthe appointedtime,and seventythousandmenof the peoplefrom Danto Beershebadied.
The kingsaidto Joabthe commanderof the armywhowas with him, "Goaboutnowthrough allthe tribesof Israel,from Danto Beersheba,and registerthe people,that I may knowthe numberof the people."
So the LORDsenta pestilenceon Israel;70000menof Israelfell.
Joabthe sonof Zeruiahhad begunto count[them], but did not finish;and because of this,wrathcameupon Israel,and the numberwas not includedin the accountof the chroniclesof KingDavid.
Dodaithe Ahohiteand his divisionhad chargeof the divisionfor the secondmonth,Mikloth[being] the chiefofficer;and in his division[were] 24,000
Then the angelof the LORDwentout and struck185000in the campof the Assyrians;and when men aroseearlyin the morning,behold,allof these were dead.
LORD,I have heardthe reportabout You [and] I fear.O LORD,reviveYour workin the midstof the years,In the midstof the yearsmakeit known;In wrathremembermercy.
Those who diedby the plaguewere 24,000
"For nationwill riseagainstnation,and kingdomagainstkingdom,and in variousplacesthere will be faminesand earthquakes.
I looked,and behold,an ashenhorse;and he who saton it had the nameDeath;and Hadeswas followingwith him. Authoritywas givento them overa fourthof the earth,to killwith swordand with famineand with pestilenceand by the wild beastsof the earth.
He struckdownsome of the menof Beth-shemeshbecausethey had lookedinto the arkof the LORD.He struckdownof all the people,50070men,and the peoplemournedbecausethe LORDhad struckthe peoplewith a greatslaughter.
