Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.

洗鲁雅的儿子约押动手数点，当时耶和华的烈怒临到以色列人；因此，没有点完，数目也没有写在大卫王记上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，却还没有数完。为了这事，烈怒临到以色列，数点的数目也没有写在《大卫王记》上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，却还没有数完。为了这事，烈怒临到以色列，数点的数目也没有写在《大卫王记》上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始统计人数，但没有完成，因为耶和华因此事而向以色列人发烈怒，因此统计的数目没有收录在大卫王记上。

洗鲁雅的儿子约押开始数点，但还没有完成，为了这事耶和华的忿怒就临到以色列人身上，所以以色列的人数没有记在大卫王的年录上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押動手數點，當時耶和華的烈怒臨到以色列人；因此，沒有點完，數目也沒有寫在大衛王記上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，卻還沒有數完。為了這事，烈怒臨到以色列，數點的數目也沒有寫在《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，卻還沒有數完。為了這事，烈怒臨到以色列，數點的數目也沒有寫在《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始統計人數，但沒有完成，因為耶和華因此事而向以色列人發烈怒，因此統計的數目沒有收錄在大衛王記上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點，但還沒有完成，為了這事耶和華的忿怒就臨到以色列人身上，所以以色列的人數沒有記在大衛王的年錄上。

洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數它，只因為了這事、就有永恆主的震怒臨到了以色列人，故此沒有數完；其數目也沒有寫上《大衛王記》上。

洗魯雅子約押始核之而未竟、且因此事震怒臨及以色列、其數不載入大衛王紀、○

西魯雅子約押始核斯民、因上帝之震怒、降災於以色列族、故不竣厥事、不載其數於大闢王之籍。

西魯雅子約押核數斯民、主緣此甚怒、降災於以色列人、故未竣其事、其數不載入大衛王之記、○

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book of the annals of King David.

Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began to count the men. But he didn’t finish. The Lord was angry with Israel because David had begun to count the men. So the number wasn’t written down in the official records of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish. Yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David.

Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David’s official records.

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count them, but did not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Israel because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the chronicles of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

The LORD’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying,“ Go count Israel and Judah.”The king told Joab, the general in command of his army,“ Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”Joab replied to the king,“ May the LORD your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem.Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the LORD,“ I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O LORD, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”When David got up the next morning, the LORD had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:“ Go, tell David,‘ This is what the LORD says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”Gad went to David and told him,“ Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”David said to Gad,“ I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”So the LORD sent a plague through Israel from the morning until the completion of the appointed time. Seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beer Sheba.

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.David told Joab and the leaders of the army,“ Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.”Joab replied,“ May the LORD make his army a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.David said to God,“ I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”The LORD told Gad, David’s prophet,“ Go, tell David,‘ This is what the LORD says:“ I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to choose. Pick one of them.”’”Gad went to David and told him,“ This is what the LORD says:‘ Pick one of these:three years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, or three days being struck down by the LORD, during which a plague will invade the land and the LORD’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”David said to Gad,“ I am very upset! I prefer to be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is very great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”So the LORD sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.God sent an angel to ravage Jerusalem. As he was doing so, the LORD watched and relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was destroying,“ That’s enough! Stop now!” Now the LORD’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.David looked up and saw the LORD’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.David said to God,“ Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”